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Muslim scholars denounce fatwa girls can marry at 9 |
2008-09-23 |
![]() Why not? Moh used to like 'em before they were weaned. Morocco's High Council of Ulemas "denounces the utilisation of religion to legitimise the marriage of nine-year-old girls", it said in a statement. Sheikh Muhammad Ben Abderrahman Al Maghraoui said earlier this month that Islam allowed the marriage of nine-year-old girls. Sheikh Maghraoui derided criticism of his claims as "part of a secular attack against the Islamic nation and its theologians". The High Council of Ulemas, which is presided over by Morocco King Muhammed VI, called Sheikh an 'agitator and mystificator'. A Rabat-based lawyer, Mourad Bekkouri, has filed a complaint against Sheikh Maghraoui and his fatwa, which he said damages children's human rights, and the family and criminal code by increasing the risk of rape. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 I>Why not? Moh used to like 'em before they were weaned. I almost spit up my java....... software Fred! <:~) |
Posted by: Red Dawg 2008-09-23 19:37 |
#1 What? Too old? |
Posted by: tu3031 2008-09-23 17:09 |