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An 11-year-old Yemeni Girl On Child Marriage by Purist(m): 3:53am On Jul 22, 2013
In the wake of the recent uproar against the grand idiocy of the Nigerian Senate, it is only fitting that an 11-year-old girl who is currently facing similar challenges in far away Yemen, has decided to speak up on behalf of all child brides the world over.

Her words:

"It's true that I ran away from my family. I can't live with them anymore. Enough. I want to go live with my uncle. What about the innocence of childhood? What have the children done wrong? Why do you marry them off like that?"

Watch the entire video below.

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Re: An 11-year-old Yemeni Girl On Child Marriage by seunlayi(m): 6:15am On Jul 22, 2013
good decision,, let say no to this practice

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