There is a world of difference – a difference many in different countries do not seem to know or want to differentiate. In Yemen for instance, it is not uncommon for children as young as nine to marry. In spring 2012, Saudi Arabia announced it would allow girls as young as 10 to marry. Not to be outdone, a member of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Ali Isfenani, advised that, “We must regard nine as being the appropriate age for a girl to have reached puberty and qualified to get married. To do otherwise would be to contradict and challenge Islamic Sharia law.” The current minimum age in Iran for marriage is 13. Before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, it was 16.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 03:49:24 +0000
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