Sex with minors is widely accepted in Syria and other majority-Muslim countries for one primary reason: the example of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Child marriage has abundant attestation in Islamic tradition and law. Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) said in January 2018 that under Islamic law, girls as young as nine can marry. “Islam has […]
Belgium: Muslim migrant claims 8-year-old stepdaughter he raped made advances to him
His defense attorney cited as a mitigating factor the fact that 13-year-old girls can get married in Syria; this, of course, is based on Muhammad’s example in his marriage to the child Aisha. Hadiths that Muslims consider authentic record that Muhammad’s favorite wife, Aisha, was six when Muhammad wedded her and nine when he consummated […]