Pakistan: Nine-year-old girl sold in marriage to 35-year-old man

Written by Robert Spencer

"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).

Do the human rights of this girl matter? Or would caring about her be "Islamophobic"?

"Child marriage: Minor girl ‘sold’ to suitor," by Aushique Shaikh for the Express Tribune, October 21 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

A nine year old girl, W*, was married to 35-year old Zahid Zardari on Thursday, after the groom reportedly paid Rs1.5 million to her family.

That's around $14,000.

W* is a resident... http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/10/pakistan-nine-year-old-girl-sold-in-ma...