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10-year-old Muslim bride turned over to 80-year-old husband from whom she had been hiding [gosh, can't imagine why]. . .

"My marriage is not against Shariah," insisted the randy codger.

"The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death)." -- Bukhari 7.62.88

"Child bride turned over to 80-year-old husband," from Arab News, August 26 (thanks to all who sent this in):

AL-LAITH: A 10-year-old bride was returned last Sunday to her 80-year-old husband by her father who discovered her at the home of her aunt with whom she has been hiding for around 10 days.

A local newspaper said the husband, who denies he is 80 in spite of claims by the girl's family, accused the aunt of meddling in his affairs. "My marriage is not against Shariah. It included the elements of acceptance and response by the father of the bride," he said.

He added that he had been engaged to his wife's elder sister and that this broke off as she wanted to continue with her education [Note: uhhh, what education would that be? elementary school??]. "In light of this, her father offered his younger daughter. I was allowed to have a look at her according to Shariah and found her acceptable," he said [I just bet you did, less likely that a 10 year old would know the meaning of the word "pedophile"].

Maatouq Al-Abdullah, a member of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), said there is no system in place regulating the marriage of young girls, something that he said results in adverse psychological, health and social effects.

"Such marriages are considered a gross violation of charters on the rights of children, which the Kingdom has signed and which set the age of adulthood at 18," he added.

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