05 February 2015

Girls can marry aged nine, says new Islamic State guide for women

A new Islamic State guide for women has declared that girls can be married at nine and that fashion boutiques are the work of the devil.

The online document, which calls itself a “manifesto”, is the most comprehensive insight so far into the life that female jihadists can expect. It claims that women who follow Western ways of life by working have gained “nothing from the idea of equality” apart from “thorns” and that life should instead be based in the home. [Evening Standard] Read more