Too Young to Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides

Every year, throughout the world, millions of young girls are forced into marriage. Child marriage is outlawed in many countries and international agreements forbid the practice yet this tradition still spans continents, language, religion and caste.

Over an eight-year period, photographer Stephanie Sinclair has investigated the phenomenon of child marriage in India, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nepal and Ethiopia. Her multimedia presentation, produced in association with National Geographic, synthesizes this body of work into a call to action.

Stephanie Sinclair's images are featured in a story on child marriage in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine.

How to help: National Geographic has compiled a list of organizations that encourage families to delay marriage and give girls an opportunity to reach their full potential.

In a related post Stephanie Sinclair shares the difficult experiences child brides face. She discusses the need for their voices to be heard and the challenges she faced as a journalist who witnessed their struggles and abuse.

Learn more: http://pulitzercenter.org/articles/child-marriage-brides-too-young-to-wed-afg...

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[cattlecarnage1]

education is the key. education of the parents. this was heartbreaking to watch.

[evelynhjv]

I feel sick,how could this happen?...I just wanna cry...

[Londonpixxie]

Its not about religion its about culture,in India the baby brides are most common and they are Hindus not muzlims.Its sick any way,

[amirzaheenminhaj]

islam didnt ask to wed those youngs....its their culture...get ur fact right...

[GracieBurd]

Hey retards who hit the dislike bar...Go and life in that country from six on...you wont have the energy to even click the mouse...

[TheUltimateCynic]

@missmillionmaker Islam - the religion of depravity.

[kawaii2k11]

yuck this is sick!!!

[hereiamhidden]

@ktintin2010 yah totally :D

[latinrosetje]

sick sick sick sick

[missmillionmaker]

@sion7111 Yes that is right but that is only if she gives permission! back at that time it was normal to marry like that ...

[sion7111]

@TheLuciaFlor I am a Peruvian, please tell me... In what place of my country happens this???? I have never heard about child marriage in my country. If it had happened in some moment, 1st is against the law (persons under 16 cannot

legally marry here) and 2nd is absolutely uncommon in Peru. Thanks God, Muslims are almost non-existent in Peru (about 5,000 people in a country of 30 million people) so this terrible practice is not a problem here.

[sion7111]

@missmillionmaker Every one who have knowledge about Islam, knows that according to the Sharia, marriage with underage brides is absolutely legal.