Sunday, February 08, 2015


Al-Khanssaa Brigade, Women of Islamic State, Print Manifesto: Girls, 9, May Marry


The all-female militia unit of the Islamic State - the Al-Khanssaa Brigade - put out a manifesto that, translated into English, says women should be homemakers and mothers, and that girls as young as age 9 can marry. "It is considered legitimate for a girl to be married at the age of 9," the manifesto said,…