One out of three ladies in developing nations gets hitched under 18
Words and pictures by Sally Hayden
In an industry medical center in the center of the greatest refugee that is syrian on earth, Amal is cradling her child son to her upper body. She’s sixteen. This teenager will probably give birth to at least five more children, as small and dependent on her as this baby is as local averages go, within the next decade.
A sweet, timid woman, with sequins dotted all over her headscarf, she speaks lovingly about her husband – how these were introduced through an area matchmaker, and how – after just one single meeting her parents for her hand in marriage– he asked. (more…)