<p>Ahmed Mohamed Dhore celebrated his marriage to Safiya Abdulle yesterday in central Somalia before hundreds of guests. Somali adolescent girls are often married off to older men.<br /><br />But it is rare for a man as old as Dhore to marry a girl of Abdulle's age. Dhore says he wanted to marry Abdulle for a long time but waited for her to grow up. He says his children and two other wives agreed to the marriage, as did Abdulle's parents.<br /><br />Dhore claims to be more than 100, but there is no way to verify the claim. This marriage was his 6th; three of Dhore's wives have died.</p>
<p>Ahmed Mohamed Dhore celebrated his marriage to Safiya Abdulle yesterday in central Somalia before hundreds of guests. Somali adolescent girls are often married off to older men.<br /><br />But it is rare for a man as old as Dhore to marry a girl of Abdulle's age. Dhore says he wanted to marry Abdulle for a long time but waited for her to grow up. He says his children and two other wives agreed to the marriage, as did Abdulle's parents.<br /><br />Dhore claims to be more than 100, but there is no way to verify the claim. This marriage was his 6th; three of Dhore's wives have died.</p>