Child marriage is viewed as a context of coercion that involves oppression and it is a controversial type that received a huge criticism around the globe where modern and traditional beliefs dispute. Child marriage has been occurring for a long time in various places
because of economic burden, ancient tradition, few educational
opportunities, and family honor whereby children, usually the female,
are given in matrimony with older men before puberty. Some girls who are forced into a marriage at an early age have no options
There are a lot of disadvantages associated with child marriage. They include lack of education, opportunities for self realization, poverty and poor health to mention but a few.
It is a fact of every person that has to go through the process of birth, ages, sickness, and finally death.
The story below shows the reasons why child marriage should not be heard of or even deliberated on in our society. How can a parent give her eight year old daughter out in marriage to a 40 year old man? The parent of the girl and the so-called husband should be brought to book for abusing and wasting the life of this little girl. See picture, read and judge for yourself if this is right.
Miss Rawan, the eight year old bride in Yemen
This is Miss Rawan, the eight year old bride in Yemen who lost her life from excess bleeding on her wedding night. Rawan bleed to death from deep vaginal tearing caused by sex with her 40 year old husband.This is the evil we all have to STOP.
May Her Soul Rest In Peace, Amen! - Hope For Nigeria.
Yemen is a country on Arabian Peninsula that has more than 23 million people and most people live in rural areas. Sunni Muslims are the majority of Yemenis’ religion and some of them are Christians and Jews. More than half of Yemen’s children marry as early and religions and status are the important roles to drive child marriage growth. In Yemen, the number of young marriage is pretty high. According to the United Nations data and government from Yemen, 14 percent of girls in Yemen marry before 15 years old and 52 percent of young women marry before 18 (Child marriage spurs, 2011). Sadly, women in Yemen are second-class citizens and government in Yemen has no strict rules about young marriage which allow minimally 8 years old children to marry. Child marriage is widespread in Yemen and child marriage is the depressing truth for many girls. If the amount of child marriage continues at its rate or increases, the new child brides will also totally get suffer.
"Source: news2.onlinenigeria.com"and www.studymode.com"
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