Are marriages working in Saudi Arabia?
Made Popular Sep 13 2008
The West might rebuff it as preposterous while the East might defend it as its tradition, but arranged marriages nonetheless cannot be ruled out in the Asian culture. Marriages in these countries are more of a contract between two families and little...
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I don’t agree with marriages of brides under the age of 16 which is practised in countries like Saudi Arabia. This is wrong. A girl aged as young as ten is not mature enough to enter into marriage.
These countries do not have a duty of care for their children, they are consenting to legal rape of minors.
Arranged marriages between two mature people I don’t have any problems with. A marriage between a mature man and a child I do. And the parents who consent to it are disgraceful and should hang their heads in shame.