SANA’A, April 9 - An eight-year-old girl decided last week to go the Sana’a West Court to prosecute her father, who forced her to marry a 30-year-old man.
Nojoud Muhammed Nasser arrived at court by herself on Wednesday, April 2, looking for a judge to handle her case against her father, Muhammed Nasser, who forced her two months ago to marry Faez Ali Thamer, a man 22 years her senior. The child also asked for a divorce, accusing her husband of sexual and domestic abuse.
According to Yemeni law, Nojoud cannot prosecute, as she is underage. However, court judge Muhammed Al-Qathi heard her complaint and subsequently ordered the arrests of both her father and husband.
“My father beat me and told me that I must marry this man, and if I did not, I would be raped and no law and no sheikh in this country would help me. I refused but I couldn’t stop the marriage,” Nojoud Nasser told the Yemen Times. “I asked and begged my mother, father, and aunt to help me to get divorced. They answered, ‘We can do nothing. If you want you can go to court by yourself.’ So this is what I have done,” she said.
Nasser said that she was exposed to sexual abuse and domestic violence by her husband. “He used to do bad things to me, and I had no idea as to what a marriage is. I would run from one room to another in order to escape, but in the end he would catch me and beat me and then continued to do what he wanted. I cried so much but no one listened to me. One day I ran away from him and came to the court and talked to them.”
this reminds us for sure of Aisha , the little girl of 6 yr old the prophet married when he was an old man a 54 yr old . So why should we be surprised now when a 30 yr old marries an 8 yr old, why was it acceptable for the prophet? I know most muslims defend the prophet, change the age, or make excuses, but in my mind whoever commits such act is a pedophile, prophet or other. thats my conclusion.
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Any mother who would allow her daughter to be married at such a young age is a disgrace to Motherhood. A little girl of 8 has no idea what sex is about and is certainly not able to engage in a mutually loving relationship with a man 3 times her age.
ReplyDeleteSince muslim women are obviously too stupid to protest this kind of thing, it's now left up to little girls to take care of themselves. This girl will undoubtedly grow up very strong and capable, but it's unfortunate that her childhood was stolen from her by selfish people who had no right to it.
again birdy, u hit the bulls eye, I agree with u, its the mothers responsibility, but keep in mind , in islam , the man rules and he makes the decision its a male religion, so what the man wants goes. women have no say. it sucks to be a muslim woman. hey guys dont get any ideas,lol
ReplyDeleteIf muslim women had any self-respect, they would tell muslim men to stick islam up their filthy asses.
ReplyDeleteI don't care how brainwashed they are; I know they're raised to believe they're nothing but breeding stock, but every person has in them a spark of individuality that won't allow others to exploit them. In me, that spark is a huge flame, as it is in most western women.
I don't understand how muslim women allow men to treat them this way, especially when it comes to their own children. If any man tried to harm my child, he'd be dead before he hit the floor.
News reports say she is only one of thousands of girls in similar situations in Yemen.
ReplyDeletemuslim religion is wierd for me understand and men have desrtoyed there culture and religious belief.
ReplyDeleteI would to be a moslem women. It has to very rough and sad what goes on and some or rich. Gross whatI here. Sick.