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
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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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