because a group of adult males had arranged their futures for them. The people who work full-time trying to prevent child marriage, and to improve women's lives in societies of rigid tradition ...

Jessie was a child and she knew that it was risky to ... Unfortunately, many girls experience much worse things when it comes to arranged marriage. Jessie’s story is quite devastating, but ...

child marriage ends her childhood. Girls are forced into adulthood before they are physically and mentally ready. Child brides are frequently deprived of their rights to health, education, safety and ...

Unfortunately, in many cases, arranged marriage is code for forced marriage — and often in these cases, the “brides” are ...

"Arranged marriage" is a Western term for how marriage has developed historically in many regions of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. An arranged marriage usually distinguishes itself from other ...

A Muslim couple from Kerala, Abdulla and Khadeeja, broke all norms and showed that love and affection cannot be bound by ...