Just a reminder > Stolen Dreams: The Human Tragedy of Child Marriage | Ryan Safiry | TEDxDeerfield
Ryan Safiry explores the topic of child marriage, highlighting its psychological and physical impacts—and its alarming persistence in the world. Currently a Senior in high school, Ryan Safiry will be attending Columbia University in September 2019. Ryan is the Founder and President of a nonprofit organization, “Be4Cause,” which promotes cancer awareness in North Africa and […]
Early & Forced Marriage in Yemen ।। Married in The Fifth Grade।। Child Marriage – July 2019
According to Yemeni government and United Nations data from 2006 shows that approximately 14 percent of girls in Yemen are married before age 15, and 52 percent are married before age 18. One child bride, who married at age 13, told Human Rights Watch: “I thought marriage was just a wedding, a party and that was it.To know about the marriage culture […]