kateoplis: World Press Photo First Prize, Contemporary Issues Story: Stephanie Sinclair Tahani (in pink), who married her husband Majed when she was 6 and he was 25, poses for this portrait with former classmate Ghada, also a child bride, outside their mountain home in Hajjah. Nearly half of all women in Yemen were married as children. congratulations to Stephanie! She spoke at my school last semester and she deserves this!

kateoplis:

World Press Photo First Prize, Contemporary Issues Story: Stephanie Sinclair

Tahani (in pink), who married her husband Majed when she was 6 and he was 25, poses for this portrait with former classmate Ghada, also a child bride, outside their mountain home in Hajjah. Nearly half of all women in Yemen were married as children.

congratulations to Stephanie! She spoke at my school last semester and she deserves this!

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    we must protect traditional marriage.
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    i dont see how either party benefits from that age gap… girl gets no childhood, guy gets no kids (for
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    Sad culture traditions. Just sick.