Eleven-year-old Nada Al-Ahdal lives in Yemen. Nada was raised by an uncle, and didn't even see her parents for years until she was of an age that men were willing to pay for her hand in marriage. She ran away from her parents' home when she found out she was contracted to be married. Rather than face kidnapping charges, the uncle went to the Ministry of the Interior’s family protection department. After an investigation, the parents relinquished Nada to her uncle's care. In this video, Nada vents her feelings about what she went through, and asks for the world to consider other girls in the same situation. Link -via The Daily Dot
Wow, what a beautiful, amazing girl. I hope she does get to have and live her dreams. I hope this video helps the world see this insanity for what it is.
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I support this girl, and I don't like Islam... it's a pestilence on the planet. But everyone should know more about Memri TV... it's run by capital-Z Zionists... remember John Bolton? Religion's bad, m'kay?
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Sigh. It's amazing that this still occurs in the world. This reminds me of the NY Times article on the child bride of Afghanistan we posted on Neatorama a while back.
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I hope the Middle East has a whole generation of girls like this. It will force the changes that are so badly needed.
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