Lets face facts, these peoples laws are wrong. Young girls were abused at many levels, rape, cannot really be incest as he was not a blood relative (unless he raped his own kids later on). The girls were deprived of an education and probably kept in squalor (my guess, but one I reckon is spot on). The mother lied at so many levels. She was in fact living 'in sin' as she was not married and had illegitimate kids (against the law), she allowed HER children to be raped and abused.
At all levels these CHILDREN were let down by both of these adults and now they are being let down by some other adults who are supposed to be versed in law and are in fact supposed to help the victims of crime not help the person/people that has broken the law.
It is wrong, but what can any of us do. These people for all their pretence and money still live in the dark ages. Dubai threw 2 people in jail for having 'sex' on a beach, and quite rightly so, they to broke a law. And yet, they allow a rapist/paedophile to walk away scott free and his victims are to suffer more.
This region may have all the wealth, they may pretend to have high morals because of their religion but yet time and time again they behave just as badly or in some cases worse than the Western standards they say they hate.
If they do want to be seen as forward thinking and put their money where their mouth is, they should embrace international law and stop hiding behind a religious law that is centuries old.
Lets face facts, these peoples laws are wrong. Young girls were abused at many levels, rape, cannot really be incest as he was not a blood relative (unless he raped his own kids later on). The girls were deprived of an education and probably kept in squalor (my guess, but one I reckon is spot on). The mother lied at so many levels. She was in fact living 'in sin' as she was not married and had illegitimate kids (against the law), she allowed HER children to be raped and abused.
At all levels these CHILDREN were let down by both of these adults and now they are being let down by some other adults who are supposed to be versed in law and are in fact supposed to help the victims of crime not help the person/people that has broken the law.
It is wrong, but what can any of us do. These people for all their pretence and money still live in the dark ages. Dubai threw 2 people in jail for having 'sex' on a beach, and quite rightly so, they to broke a law. And yet, they allow a rapist/paedophile to walk away scott free and his victims are to suffer more.
This region may have all the wealth, they may pretend to have high morals because of their religion but yet time and time again they behave just as badly or in some cases worse than the Western standards they say they hate.
If they do want to be seen as forward thinking and put their money where their mouth is, they should embrace international law and stop hiding behind a religious law that is centuries old.