Iraq to Legalise Marriage of Girls as Young as Nine

[super jumbe]

Iraq is set to pass a law that allows girls as young as nine to get married.

The bill does not set a minimum age for child marriage, but the section on divorce has specific rules for girls as young as nine - the age girls reach puberty, according to Iraqi legislators.

Critics of the bill believe that those drafting the bill slipped the age reference into the divorce section as an indirect way of allowing girls of that age to get married.

Former prime minister Ayad Allawi warned that the bill would legalise the abuse of women.

"It allows for girls to be married from nine years of age and even younger," he said.

The legislation, known as the Jaafari law, contains a clause that states women must comply with their husband's sexual demands, which critics argue sanctions marital rape.

The bill gives men guardianship rights over women and establishes rules governing polygamous relationships.

"Married underage girls are subjected to physical and psychological suffering," Hanaa Edwar, head of the charity Al-Amal ("Hope" in Arabic), told AP.

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[super jumbe]

I see nothing wrong this is from the day our world was created.

Girl menstruation period starts as early from 7 to 8 years old, the bible under age marriage at start of periods, the minimum age for marriage under Jewish law is 13 for boys, and in Islam you could have multiple wives.

[Canker_Canison]

I see nothing wrong this is from the day our world was created.

Girl menstruation period starts as early from 7 to 8 years old, the bible under age marriage at start of periods, the minimum age for marriage under Jewish law is 13 for boys, and in Islam you could have multiple wives.

Your attitude to this is wrong in so many ways. I wish I had the time to get my thoughts in order & reply in a suitably distainful way.
But sadly most of the words I currently want to use would be picked up by the naughty word filter.

[super jumbe]

Your attitude to this is wrong in so many ways. I wish I had the time to get my thoughts in order & reply in a suitably distainful way.
But sadly most of the words I currently want to use would be picked up by the naughty word filter.

The reference is according to the bible and historic way but I did not mention any thing about right and wrong.

[Meat-Head]

If you temparLy ignore the manufacture year, you snog the thing in the photo, your going to think your kissing a jailers pocket with that chain, then when she head butts you that diamonds on fore head going to hurt.

[Snowy79]

The face that anything is taken from a book of religion should be enough to make it illegal. Just because someone may have periods doesn't mean they should have children. Your born with legs but that doesn't mean you're ready to run. Paedophilia at it's worst. Grrrrr.

[darrenhyland]

And does that law mean a woman who has gone through the menopause cant get married as she is no longer able to bear children??

[PremierD]

I'm all for debate ... but this thread is just wrong on every level .. to lets just close it ...........

[Meat-Head]

. to lets just close it ...........

HELLO, ANYbody in?

looks like somebody busted the lock of this thread or moderator forgot to lock it.

[darrenhyland]

Lock it up Prem.......................I feel a little sick in the back of my throath.