It’s fair to say that Nicholas Kristoff isn’t anyone’s idea of a conservative, but his excellent column today picks up on a theme that incensed some on the Left when it was earlier explored by Middle East scholar Martin Kramer (I wrote about that controversy yesterday).
Kristoff’s column is actually about the moving plight of a [...]
“There is no law that prohibits the marriage of a girl under 18,” says the randy old goat, and he’s right. After all, Muhammad did it: “The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with ‘Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine…
Three elements of this story are of particular interest regarding the subversion of British law for Sharia: The first is the persistence of child marriage, which was made not only acceptable but commendable in Islam (Qur’an 33:21) by Muhammad’s own example. The second is the obvious disregard for the force…
Lucy Mashua confronts the mutilators world-wide.
