WTF??

[illuminated_sin]

You can pimp out your 8 year old daughter for $10,000 cash and the courts will SIDE WITH YOU?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1099447/Saudi-court-tells-girl-aged-EIGHT-divorce-

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[slashfairy]

i guess so. *sigh*

do you know about the Room to Read project? www.roomtoread.org/

granted, it does nothing direct for these girls who live under Sharia law, but it does change the balance someplace.

*shakes head*

this is why women went to jail, even died, for the right to vote. for rights in general.

[illuminated_sin]

Hadn't heard about that one; thanks for the link.

It really is sad how far some people will go to keep power over others. :(

[slashfairy]

did you snag Caroline Myss' Sacred Contract of America from my lj? it's really illuminating about things just like this- it's a slow process, evening things out, and it's a rough one.

i'd be really interested in your take on what she has to say, too.

[illuminated_sin]

No, haven't seen it yet. I'm slowly catching up on LJ though, so I should hit it soon. :)

[illuminated_sin]

At LEAST a good kicking. :P