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2002-12-31 East/Subsaharan Africa

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-12-31 10:56 am|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I've got odds that Roman Polanski will be filming this story

Posted by Frank G 2002-12-31 11:42:32|| 2002-12-31 11:42:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The BBC, useful idiots as usual, failed to discern if the girl came with a dowry or not. Arranged marriages like this one usually have something other than sex as a motive, but in their dive for the tabloids' market, the BBC touts the girl's sexual immaturity in the story line.

Posted by Tom Roberts 2002-12-31 16:23:51|| 2002-12-31 16:23:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Mohammed seized Aisha from his sahaba, Abu Bakr, when she was "6 years old." The founder of Islam was 55 at the time. The story wouldn't make a good movie.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-31 20:17:30|| 2002-12-31 20:17:30|| Front Page Top

#4 But he didn't consumate the relationship until she was 9 years old, didn't he? At least he showed more restraint that others with that kind of predilictions.

Posted by Paul 2002-12-31 20:59:27|| 2002-12-31 20:59:27|| Front Page Top

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