Girl suicides after forced marriage to her rapist

[redbaron]

not really religion this one, just backwards culture.

english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/03/14/200577.html

A 16-year-old Moroccan girl has committed suicide after a judge ordered her to marry her rapist, according to Moroccan media reports.

Last year Amina al-Filali’s parents filed charges against their daughter’s rapist, a man 10 years older than her but it was only recently that a judge in the northern city of Tangier decided that instead of punishing him, the two must be married.

[Mr. Jon Donnis]

Are they muslims in Morocco?

[redbaron]

99% sunni, 1%christian approx.

[star]

What is wrong with these people??

[watchman]

Just following the teachings of the old testament....
(don't forget the poison permeates all of the Abrahamic faiths ,Judaism,Christianity and Islam)

(Deuteronomy 22:28-29)
“ If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.”

What kind of lunatic would make a rape victim marry her attacker? Answer: God.

[scaramouche]

This is a rare and unusual occurrence in Morocco, generally the most "westernised" of all the Arab countries.

This is a direct result (and only the beginning) of government change in Morocco last November:


Islamist party wins power for first time in Morocco

An Islamic party is set to form a government in Morocco for the first time in the North African country’s history.Nationwide election results released on Sunday showed a majority for the Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD), with 107 of the parliament’s 395 seats.

It follows the King of Morocco bringing in urgent reforms after being threatened by mass protests during the Arab Spring.

Although the Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD) is a moderate one, its success will concern those who believe that religious parties will weaken western influence in the region.

Al Qaeda has struck on a number of occasions in the country in recent years, including carrying out a bomb attack in the tourist city of Marrakesh in April which killed 17, including a British national.

Last month saw Tunisia — the country where the Arab Spring started — electing Ennahda, another moderate Islamic party.