Westerners, or ex-Muslims like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who refer to the Koran's sanctioning of child marriage are accused of blasphemy, yet here an authoritative source confirms their views. Saudi marriage officiant Dr. Ahmad Al-Mu'bi says that, since the Prophet Mohammed married his favorite wife, Aisha, when she was 6, and consumated the marriage three years later, there is no problem with marrying off girls at very early ages. Watch the MEMRI video of an interview on Lebanese TV.
On the other hand, a workshop in the Yemeni parliament just concluded that 18 should be the minimum age for anyone to marry; it also recommended banning female genital mutilation. See the report in the Yemen Times (thanks to Dhimmi Watch).
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