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Across the Middle East, marriage is seen as a rite of passage to adulthood, and, for women particularly, is still viewed as the gateway to independence, financial security and respect. But it seems that Middle Eastern women are beginning to find their...
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Her fate was all but sealed, the wedding bells ringing in her relatives’ heads. Then the bride-to-be, a little girl playing in the dirt in this impoverished...
made popular Nov 13 2009
The first time Tadu Gelana’s mother suggested she get married, Tadu thought she was kidding. Only 14 years old, Tadu had not yet finished school or had her first...
made popular Oct 1 2009
Over the years, the government of Yemen has embarked on an awareness campaign to end the practice of young marriages, which has been deeply rooted in the rural cultures...
made popular Sep 18 2009
Girl child Fawziya Abdullah Yuossuf was married to a 24 year old farmer working in Saudi Arabia when she was just 11. Ruled by tribal traditions child marriages are...
made popular Sep 14 2009
Blame it on illiteracy or more correctly on poverty. The twelve year old rag picker in Jaipur whose only concern must have been to earn enough to satisfy her hunger on...
made popular May 2 2009
Why would a 30-plus year-old man be interested in an 8-year-old girl? What could he possibly find in common with a child of that age, a pre-pubescent who has yet to...
made popular Feb 27 2009
It happens only in India. Two minor girls aged 7 were married to two frogs from the village pond during the Harvest Festival - Pongal in a remote village in Tamil...
made popular Jan 21 2009
As per the Bureau report, The Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Shiekh, the most powerful and senior cleric of Saudi Arabia said, the marriage of 10 year old girls is justified...
made popular Jan 15 2009
This is the story of Nujood Mohammad Ali, a Yemini child bride who was married against her wish, through arranged marriage to a man three times her age has been honored...
made popular Nov 14 2008
Since most of us enjoy a city life and come from sound educated backgrounds, we rarely get to visualize the advantages of such backings as compared to a villager or...
made popular Sep 13 2008
The average marrying age of Yemeni females is 12 to 13. They are pulled out of school, end up illiterate, forced to have children before their bodies are ready, and...
made popular Jun 29 2008
A 13-year-old girl is revolting against a hoary tradition that has crushed many a childhood in Rajasthan - child marriage.
made popular Jun 8 2008
Child marriage is banned in India but the story is different on the implementation level. Now, the government of India has taken strong step to tighten laws against...
made popular Dec 20 2006
India is a home to 19 percent of world’s children. The country is a story of stark contrasts and striking disparities as illustrated in a study of 43 focal...
made popular Sep 9 2006
Marriage below the age of 18 for girls and 21 for boys is illegal in India under the Child Marriage Prevention Act of 1929.
Oops, but this thought is still embedded in...
made popular May 1 2006
Meenati Gagrai, a 14 year old tribal girl from Orissa who fought a lone battle against child marriage will be receiving the National Bravery Award on Republic...
made popular Nov 21 2005
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The average marrying age of Yemeni females is 12 to 13. They are pulled out of school, end up illiterate, forced to have children before their bodies are ready, and...
made popular Jun 29 2008
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