A Saudi court has rejected a plea to divorce an eight-year-old girl married off by her father to a man who is 58, saying the case should wait until the girl reaches puberty, a lawyer involved told AFP.
How is this not selling your daughter?
The father had agreed to marry off his daughter for an advance dowry of 30,000 riyals ($8,000), as he was apparently facing financial problems, they said.
Hat Tip Debbie Schlussel
It certainly seems like selling one's daughter from where I'm sitting. Moreover, why would it be okay to go ahead with a marriage contract for an eight year-old, but the divorce would have to wait?
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