This is why.....

I just finished the book about Nujood last night (er this morning). There's a saying in Yemen or the region that goes something like "to ensure a happy life, marry a nine year old girl." I think it's based on the Islamic prophet's having had a nine year old wife, although the custom was around for a long time and not exclusive to Islamic peoples so who knows. But ick. Seriously? In Yahoo! Answers someone asked why the prophet married a child and one answer implied people grew up (matured) faster back then. And you know, it's true... But NOT THAT FAST! And certainly not physically or mentally mature for marriage! SOME men (then and now) will agree to wait til puberty before consummating the marriage, but in the book's notes it said that is SOOOO vague. I mean some girls hit puberty at nine (poor poor girls!). I'm glad Nujood got her divorce and that it's inspired other Yemeni and even Saudi girls to seek help too!

See, it's things like this that prove I would have made a terrible anthropologist. No way I could have been an unbiased observer. And here I thought it would have been my spirit wanting everyone to find God that would have been hindrance.

Anywho... Dad's here!