Iraq considers allowing girls as young as EIGHT to marry as part of new laws that also force wives to submit to sex at their husband's whim
The bill also makes the father the only parent with the right to accept or refuse the marriage proposal.
Also, under the proposed measure, a husband can have sex with his wife even without her consent. The bill prevents women from leaving the house without their husband's permission, would restrict women's rights to parental custody after divorce and makes it easier for men to take multiple wives.
The law is based on the principles of a Shiite school of religious law founded by Jaafar al-Sadiq, the sixth Shiite imam.
Late last year, Iraq's Justice Ministry introduced the draft measure to the Cabinet, which approved it last month despite strong opposition by human rights campaigners.
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These people can't be serious. What the hell are they a nation of pedophiles?
''What the hell are they a nation of pedophiles?''...It seems that they are Larry, and they keep proving it on a regular basis.
Thus far, they have taken away all rights of women and set up a nation of pedophiles - what kind of religion allows base degradation of its women? UNDRIP sure as hell wouldn't apply here, eh?
Another question not being addressed - why did we send thousands of troops to die for these people so they could have democracy and freedom?
This never would have happened if Saddam was there.
Actually you're right . Hussein's rule was not based on theocracy . However he practiced other things which were much worse and resulted in far more deaths and tortures .
You are confusing Uday with his father. Both Saddam and the Ba'athist Party were secularists. He was a cruel dictator but that happens when you have two religions trying to kill each other off.
It is highly recommended that a girl be married off as soon as she reaches the age of puberty. One of the blessings of man is to have his daughter experience her first period not in her fathers house, but in that of her husband.
Quoted from the Green Book of Ayatollah Khomeini, the most influential Muslim cleric in the last 35 years and leader of the Iranian Islamic revolution.
Just because you don't understand their culture is no reason to jump to that conclusion . They do want a democracy BUT it does not give full rights to all . Women are basically not included . If that's what they want they have the right & the power to vote for such a system .
Nah . They were both murderous . And it was Saddam who decided to attack Kuwait .
That's what Islamic sects are all about . Saddam understood that but now it is up to the remaining powers to try to come to an accommodation . What makes it even harder is the presence of Al-Qaeda launching attacks ...
This takes them away from a religion and slams them straight into the CULT category I think.