Per BBC, a young Saudi girl who was married to an older man in his 50s has been granted a divorce in an out-of-court settlement.
A judge had earlier rejected the girl’s mother’s appeal in the town of Unaiza. He was replaced by a new judge who decided to nullify the case after the marriage was confirmed illegal by the girl’s husband, per BBC.
Twitterers had these reactions when the legal news first penetrated worldwide:
Donnette (South Africa) a Saudi marriage officiate declared that a girl can be married at the age of one if sex is postponed http://tinyurl.com/cev327 14 Apr 2009 from TwitterFox
danie_d (San Francisco, Calif.) 8 year old girl married to a 47 year old man in Saudi Arabia. U.S. doesn’t allow it to affect trade. But mention trade w/ Cuba and “OH NO.” 15 Apr 2009 from web
quantifyme (Undisclosed) A 8 yr old Saudi girl married to a 50 yr old Saudi man is a shame. Not only is a violation of human rights, it is “child slavery” 16 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon
newbert (Cape Town, South Africa) RT @geekstats 8: age of Saudi Arabian girl married by father to settle debts. (http://bit.ly/WrvB). This world can be hideous. 24 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
Following the most recent media reports, Twitterers noted these reactions today:
michou83 (New Jersey) http://tinyurl.com/cwrmxa- Young Saudi girl’s marriage ended…. THANK GOD. Now they just need a real policy. 30 Apr 2009 from web
forakin (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Young Saudi girl’s marriage ended but not by the courts and hidebound religious judges http://is.gd/vEqY 30 Apr 2009 from twhirl
macleans (Undisclosed) Out-of-court settlement allows Saudi girl, 8, to divorce 50-year-old husband http://tinyurl.com/cqbcmk 30 Apr 2009 from twitterfeed
No immediate reaction could be found within Saudi Arabia itself. Tweets were searched for in both Arabic and English.
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