Every Little Muslim Girl’s Dream

I attended a wedding today. A little girl, about 7 was asking, “What happened to the Princess? Is she coming back?” Of course she was referring to the beautiful bride in her gown, who had gone off to mingle with guests. When the bride reappeared, the little girl ran over to her to give her big hugs and tell her how pretty she was and was overheard saying “I can’t wait to be a princess too someday!” Aww! Ain’t it wonderful living in a civilized world?

This is what little Muslim girls have to look forward to. From the AP here:

A 13-year-old Yemeni child bride who bled to death shortly after marriage was tied down and forced to have sex by her husband, according to interviews with the child’s mother, police and medical reports.

The girl’s mother, Nijma Ahmed, 50, told the Associated Press that before her daughter lost consciousness, she said that her husband had tied her up and forced himself on her. “She looked like she was butchered.”

Elham Assi, 13, bled to death hours after she spoke to her mother and just days after she was married to a 23-year-old man.

The practice of marrying young girls is widespread in Yemen where a quarter of all females marry before the age of 15. Traditional families prefer young brides because they are seen as more obedient and are expected to have more children.

The husband was upset because he could not consummate their relationship and felt under pressure to prove his manhood. Assi’s mother said she also tried to persuade her daughter to have sex with her husband so as not to shame the family.

Al-Hikmi took his young bride to a nearby medical clinic, seeking tranquilizers so she would not resist his advances. The clinic said it refused.

Al-Hikmi then obtained performance enhancing pills, and that night completed the act while she screamed.

The next day, he returned to the same medical clinic carrying Assi because she could not walk.

“I told him not to go near her for at least ten days,” said Dr. Fathiya Haidar. She said Assi’s vaginal canal was ripped.

A forensic report obtained by the AP showed that Assi’s injuries were much more extensive, including extensive tearing around the vagina and rectum, suggesting that there might have been additional intercourse after the clinic visit.

Her mother said she visited Assi later that day, where she found her daughter fading in and out of consciousness. “She whispered in my ear that he had tied her up and had sex with her violently,” she said.

She said al-Hikmi told her that the young bride was just possessed by spirits and said he would take her to a folk healer to cast them out. Hours later, Assi was dead.

So let’s recap. Western little girls: Want to be brides and equate them to princesses.

Muslim girls get married off right after their first period, tied down and raped vaginally and anally by viagra-powered animals while the mothers nod approvingly.

Thanks to Kevin for the story.