Saadia Organics Blog — social justice

I'm not sure how many of you have heard about Amina Al Filali. She's a sixteen year old Moroccan girl who found herself in an unthinkable position. At fifteen she was raped. And under current law, her rapist had the choice to go to prison or to marry her. He chose the latter and forced Amina into marriage. Needless to say, the marriage was not a pleasant one. It is not surprising that he was often violent. Amina's mother told her to be patient with him. But this young girl's patience ran out and she bought the rat poison that...