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Saudi Arabia: An eight-year old Saudi Arabian girl who was married off by her father to a man in his 50s has had the marriage thrown out of court. The case caused a lot outrage in Saudi Arabia.
The child, who has not been named, had been told by a court last December that she would not be allowed to divorce her husband until she reached puberty.
But the girl went back to court and a new judge ruled that the marriage was to be annulled (thrown out).
The father is said to have married the child to a friend to pay off some money he owed.
Questions:
1) Where did this story take place?
2) How old was the child who was married to the man?
3) How old was the man who married the child?
4) What happened to the marriage in the end?
5) Why did the father marry off his child to his friend?
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