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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]As another poster pointed out if you have any doubts on the anti female and oppressive nature of Islam towards female Google aisha and Mohammed and read on the age of child arranged marriages. This is only in regards to very traditional and strict islamic teachings more modern cultures don't necessarily follow it but it worries me that many countries are ruled under Islamic law. [/quote]

You may want to check the date of that marriage. I'm pretty sure it was a long time ago. Moreover, if we are going to go back that many years, you may want to check the ages at which various Western, Christians were married. For instance, Richard II of England married Isabel of France when she was 7.  Young Henry, the son of Henry II married Margaret of France when she was only 10 Of course, Young Henry himself was only 13. Similar to what you say about Islam, the marriage practices of the British royal family are not given much concern in most modern cultures. Sadly, modern American culture is not one of those and I'm concerned about the impact of royal marriage traditions on our own culture.
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Are you trying to liken the issue of child marriage in Islam to child marriage in Europe centuries ago?  If so, I don't understand how you can compare the two.  Child marriage is illegal in Europe now.  Child marriage still happens very frequently in most Islamic countries.  It's still an issue in today's world that is going to be really hard to eradicate, given Islam's stance on marriagable age, and Muhammad's marriage to Aisha.  [/quote]

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