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    debo matar la zombi goldberry83: Isn't there some sort of Jezebel vigilante squad? Can't we mount up? I say we go in, guns blazing, and take out the father, the "husband", and the e... more »
    stacyinbean: Also, one thing I found really interesting in reading up on Saudi Arabia, every single person in that kingdom is fed, clothed, housed, and insured if ... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: Gah! My own father is 58 (I am 29). This little girl could be the grandchild of her "husband." WTF is with treating women and children as property? more »
    Cerridwen: What was I doing when I was eight years old? Hmmm, let's see...watching Saturday morning cartoons, going to Brownies, climbing trees, playing with my ... more »
    stealthird: This isn't the same girl who already won her divorce, right? Just want to make sure. more »
    stealthird: Do international human rights laws mean nothing? /rhetorical question. more »
    saint_just: what's the most sick about this situation is that, to the father, this a good business deal. sale of unwanted daughter = 1 year's salary + drinks at ... more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: I don't know if this is true or not but I heard we import most of our oil from Canada. Maybe that was just Canadian propaganda trying to make themselv... more »
    JinxyMcDeath: Um, the husband is 58!? So he's going to wait until he's 68 before forcing her to fuck him? What type of father does this? My dad would vom just TH... more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: Also, seriously, not that there should be any marrying off of underage girls, but wtf, can he not find someone a little closer to his age? Why the hel... more »
    tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: Hi there momzy, you want to come live with me and bring your cute daughter, yes? more »
    champagne: Suddenly I am grateful for my european origins and american birth. This shit is SICK. more »
    SarahMC: Maybe he just wanted a surrogate granddaughter, on whom to lavish attention, such as tea parties with teddy bears and trips to the amusement park. Wou... more »
    victoriasauce: Well, I'm glad they have a "verbal" agreement. A senior citizen who marries an EIGHT year old is probably really honest about his word. Seriously. Thi... more »
    aubonpam: I was just reading about the 10 year old girl in Yemen who successfully divorced her 30 year old husband, and it looks like the reason she was able to... more »
    BellaNotte: Fuck cultural relativism: to sell an eight year-old into marriage is just appalling. That poor girl. At least for now she's in her mother's custody. more »
    PilgrimSoul: Also, as other blogs have pointed out, who gets to say she's been adequately pubertized? Does a subscription to Teen Vogue count as the test? Does s... more »
    JulesNoctambule: I hope either the divorce is granted or the guy dies before she gets much closer to puberty. Different cultures and all that, blah blah blah, but I st... more »
    kimsama: ANGER ANGER ANGER ANGER ANGER And come on, you're going to trust her dad's word that the 58-year-old won't consummate the marriage until she's 18 beca... more »
    tygzbg: This is crazy! At least the mother is trying to fight for her daughter. Maybe they can flee the country? more »
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    8-Year-Old Girl Not Old Enough to Divorce Husband, 58

    A Saudi court has ruled that an 8-year-old girl who is married to a 58-year-old man cannot divorce her husband until she is older.