We take our freedoms for granted.
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Poverty Leads To Young Girls Sold As Brides: Underage marriage is illegal in Zimbabwe. But according to one organization, Girls Not Brides, families see little worth in girls. So despite the illegality, a family living in extreme poverty will often sell off their young daughters as wives, and often to much older men. For one intelligent 13 year old girl, her sale to a man three times her age ended her education, her health, and any hope for a brighter future. (Guardian)
At Least Call Them: Saudi Arabia may be undergoing a liberalization push, but restrictions on women remain in the Dark Ages. For example, Saudi men have been able to end their marriages without telling their wives. However a new law that went into effect Sunday purportedly aims to end that practice. Now Saudi courts will notify women by text message when they get divorced. And according to the justice ministry, “Women in the kingdom will be able to view documents related to the termination of their marriage contracts through the ministry’s website.” (Guardian)
they get told theyre going on holiday and then find themselves being married to older men