# Judge forces 16-year old Moroccan girl to marry her rapist

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**Created:** [March 14, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-forces-16-year-old-moroccan-girl-to-marry-her-rapist/615798 "2012-03-14T22:56:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![brazil84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-forces-16-year-old-moroccan-girl-to-marry-her-rapist/615798/101 "2012-03-24T01:10:27Z")

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> [@gamerunknown](#):
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> Uh, tautologically, yes.
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> Edit: That said, I wrote earlier in the thread that the ruling wasn’t an example of “sharia”. I meant specifically it wasn’t derived from Quran and hadith, but it is a ruling given by a judge that is appointed on religious capacity I suppose.

I have no idea what your point is here. If “sharia” simply means “law,” then clearly this ruling was an example of “sharia.”

What exactly does “sharia” mean to you?

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> No, that’s precisely the opposite of what I’m saying. Fiqh means they have to.

Again, I have no idea what your point is here. Is the court in question a “sharia court” or not in your view?

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**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-forces-16-year-old-moroccan-girl-to-marry-her-rapist/615798/102 "2012-03-24T04:52:49Z")

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> [@brazil84](#):
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> I have no idea what your point is here. If “sharia” simply means “law,” then clearly this ruling was an example of “sharia.”

If Sharia simply meant “law” you’d have a point, but it doesn’t so you don’t. “Law” is a somewhat rough but ultimately inaccurate translation of Sharia.

I’d recommend reading up on the Middle East if you want to avoid making yourself look foolish, ignorant or both when discussing it.

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