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Hmm. Why might that be? As usual, any mention of Muhammad's example as a cause of resistance to any minimum marriage age is distinctly absent. "Yemen: Government body calls for end to child marriage," from IRIN, August 3:
SANAA, 3 August 2008 (IRIN) - The National Women’s Committee (NWC), a government body, has called for an end to child marriage, - common in rural areas - by proposing a minimum legal age for marriage.
Horiah Mash-hor, deputy head of the NWC, said the NWC had reviewed Article 15 of the Personal Status Law, and proposed setting the minimum marriage age at 18.
The NWC also proposed introducing punishments - a one-year jail sentence or a 100,000 riyal [US$ 500] fine - for those who marry off youngsters below this age.
"[Setting the minimum marriage age at 18] has been a proposal since 2000, but the Yemeni parliament's Islamic Sharia Codification Committee has not yet presented the amendments to parliament for discussion," she told IRIN.
She said the 1994 Personal Status Law set the minimum marriage age at 15. "But amendments to the law in 1999 made it unclear, and the law now fails to mention an exact [minimum] age for marriage. It only authorises the girl's guardian to decide whether she is physically and psychologically prepared for marriage," she said. [...]
The NWC has appealed to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and parliament to present the proposed law to parliament for discussion. "But there are extreme groups in society and in parliament which are against amending the law,” she said.
According to a 2007 report issued by the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW), Yemen ranked 13 out of the 20 worst countries in terms of the prevalence of child marriage, with 48.4 percent of women under 18 being married. [...]
According to an unpublished 2007 study on early marriage by Sanaa University’s Gender Development Research and Study Centre, religious, tribal and community leaders were against the idea of setting a legal minimum marriage age, saying it would contradict Islamic precepts.
Which precepts? Inquiring journalists should want to know.
Posted by Marisol at August 3, 2008 3:09 PM
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Mohammed married 'em young, so everybody else can. Along as they are Muslims, of course.
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at August 3, 2008 3:54 PM
SHARIA ALERT
I know this is off the topic but the anti-Islamist music video by Stuck Mojo (The one juxtaposed with shocking footage from MEMRI and Walid Shoebat talking about CAIR) was recently removed due to "terms of use violation."
If I recall correctly, this video had been on the internet for at least more than a year. It was very powerful, even though the 4 letter words in it (it is after all a rap song) made it impossible for me to share it with some of my more prudish friends.
This is a terrible blow to free speech! Somebody needs to create an alternative to you-tube that doesn't cave to groups like CAIR.
Posted by: Pavlov's dog at August 3, 2008 5:50 PM
Using google I just found that the video is still available on you tube, only the link I was using had been shut down. It's probably a matter of time before they shut this one down too.
Posted by: Pavlov's dog at August 3, 2008 5:57 PM
Muhammad, the perverse prophet, has started quite and evil cult, but child rape and "marriage" is his most evil of contribution; and in the name of God, too. Not only has he perverted marriage & sex, but God & His true religion as well.
Posted by: champ at August 3, 2008 6:01 PM
even if Yemen passed a minimum age law.. it surely would not be enforced.
Posted by: exsgtbrown at August 3, 2008 7:13 PM
Bet they don't pass it. They like em young in Izzyland...real young...An eighteen year old is an old woman. Eight to twelve is about right...Maybe six if she is mature enough...
Posted by: duh_swami at August 3, 2008 7:49 PM
The National Women’s Committee (NWC), a government body, has called for an end to child marriage, - common in rural areas - by proposing a minimum legal age for marriage.
Horiah Mash-hor, deputy head of the NWC, said the NWC had reviewed Article 15 of the Personal Status Law, and proposed setting the minimum marriage age at 18.
the problem is the cults pervert leader marrying asia at age 9 and the yemmenis following this perverts example since the requard him as the perfect man they must emulate the children of yemmen are going to have to go on with the perverts marring and raping them
at August 3, 2008 8:43 PM
I'm suddenly pondering that day in the future when the multiculturalists present their justification for culturally-based pedophelia.
Posted by: Cornelius at August 3, 2008 9:23 PM
Any country that apodts a child bride law is subject to jihad.
Posted by: Mr.Fitnah at August 3, 2008 10:19 PM
Cornelius - We must realize that we cannot tolerate intolerance.
Posted by: tanstaafl at August 4, 2008 9:37 AM
Yemen does have a minimum marriage age. It's zero. So what are these activists complaining?
Posted by: Infidel Pride at August 4, 2008 3:15 PM
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