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Of Muslim children being promised in marriage while they're underage
"Saudi judge refuses to annul 8-year-old's marriage
Share this on:Facebook Twitter Digg delicious reddit MySpace StumbleUpon LinkedIn April 12, 2009|By Mohammed Jamjoom CNN
A Saudi judge has refused for a second time to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man, a relative of the girl told CNN.
The most recent ruling, in which the judge upheld his original verdict, was handed down Saturday in the Saudi city of Onaiza, where late last year the same judge rejected a petition from the girl's mother, who was seeking a divorce for her daughter.
The relative said the judge, Sheikh Habib Al-Habib, "stuck by his earlier verdict and insisted that the girl could petition the court for a divorce once she reached puberty." The family member, who requested anonymity, added that the mother will continue to pursue a divorce for her daughter
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