All posts tagged "child marriage"
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Koa Beck | December 3, 2012
14-Year-Old Girl Beheaded By Brothers Pissed That She Wouldn’t Marry Them
The fraternal suitors who hoped to procure this young Afghan girl as a wife were more than a...
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Lindsay Cross | October 11, 2012
10 Truly Alarming Facts About Child Marriage
Today is International Day of the Girl Child. In honor of this important event, we wanted to let...
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Koa Beck | May 16, 2012
Fewer South Asian Girls Sold Into Slavery — I Mean Child Marriage
Very few young women are able to find a happy ending following a child marriage. While...
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Koa Beck | May 2, 2012
Unspeakably Bold Teen Flees Honor Killing On Her Own Two Feet, Gets Chummy With US
Honor killings, the truly horrific practice of slaughtering girls in the name of preserving a family's honor, seem...
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Koa Beck | August 4, 2011
Child Marriage Reinforces The Notion That Girls Are ‘Worthless Burdens On Their Families’
Child marriage isn't too common in the United States, but in places like South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin...