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'I'm Better off Dead' 11-Year Old Escapes Arranged Marriage (Video)

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“Nada al-Ahdal, 11, broke a longstanding tradition of child marriages after she managed to run away from her parents and alert the authorities.

She then delivered a passionate testimony against the practice that is spreading across the web like a wildfire.”*

Nada Al-Ahdal, a Yemeni would-be 11-year old child bride, escaped the fate her parents set out for her. Just because giving children away sexually to adults is a tradition, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. Cenk Uygur discusses the young girl’s impassioned plea opposing the tradition.

*Read more from Opposing Views:
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/11-year-old-yemen-girl-nada-ahdal-escapes-arranged-marriage-delivers-powerful-testimony#

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  • Translated from Arabic

    Just a reminder | Stories of girls' pain.. child marriage allowed in 48 US states and banned in only one

    Although the world recognises the danger of marrying girls under 18, it is strangely still permitted in the United States. The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill banning child marriage, which had previously been allowed.

  • Translated from Arabic

    Just a reminder | US law allows the marriage of minors

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  • Translated from Arabic

    Just a reminder | Did you know that 48 US states allow child marriage?

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