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  • #kidstuff

    India's Child Brides Say "I Don't"

    Inspired in part by Rekha Kalindi, increasing numbers of young Indian girls are refusing to submit to child marriage. As an article in today's Los Angeles Times makes clear, no small feat: More »
    11/13/09
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    By Sadie
  • #heartbreaking

    Babies Having Babies

    During her wedding to her 19-year-old "boyfriend," 11-year-old Kordeza Zhelyazkova, went into labor and became one of the world's youngest mothers. "I'm not going to play with toys anymore - I have a new toy now," she told reporters. [NYDailyNews]
    11/04/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #childhoodsend

    Indian Kids Become Workers, Wives

    More than a third of the world's child brides come from India, despite the country's growing prosperity and literacy. And 13% of kids in south Asia are involved in child labor, half of those in India. [Times of India]
    10/06/09
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    By Anna N.
  • #leftovers

    "Australian Fritzl" Makes Headlines After 30 Years Of Abuse • Man Wins Ladies' Poker Tournament

    • A man from Australia has been named the "Aussie Fritzl" after police discovered that he raped his daughter repeatedly over the course of 30 years and fathered four children with her. More »
    09/17/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #sadness

    12-Year-Old Child Bride Dies In Labor

    Fawziya Abdullah Youssef, a 12-year-old child bride from Yemen, has died of severe bleeding after spending three days in labor. She was married to a 24-year-old last year; the child she struggled to deliver was stillborn. [CBS]
    09/13/09
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    By hortense
  • #childbrides

    After Divorce, Life Is Still Bleak For Former Child Bride

    Two years ago, Nujood Ali's story made the 8-year-old child bride famous. She appeared on multiple television and award shoes, and in 2008, Glamour named her their "woman" of the year. But despite the fame, little has changed for Nujood. More »
    08/27/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #leftovers

    Recycle Old Sex Toys Into Snack Sorters • Study: Divorce Is Bad For Health

    Stupid Intentions has figured out a (not at all) useful way to recycle your old vibrator: repurpose it as a "popcorn sorter."• More »
    07/27/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #stoptrafficking

    Baby Girls On The Black Market

    06/02/09
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  • #childbrides

    Have Polygamists Had A Change Of Heart On Underage Marriage?

    A Texas child welfare official testified on Tuesday regarding her department's raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch, "The action we took, I believe, has changed the behavior of this organization." More »
    04/16/09
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    By Margaret
  • #childbrides

    Judge Refuses To Divorce 8-Year-Old Girl, Sparks International Debate

    A Saudi judge has, for a second time, refused to annul a marriage between an eight-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man. More »
    04/14/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #leftovers

    Russians Use Obama, Stupidity To Sell Ice Cream • Black Girls More Likely To Suffer From Bulimia

    • This Russian ad for Duet ice cream has been slammed for its racist overtones. In addition to featuring a strange caricature, the ad (insultingly?) calls the chocolate/vanilla bar the "flavor of the week." • More »
    03/18/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #clips

    Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?

    This week's topic on the hidden camera series What Would You Do? was ripped from the headlines: Would people help a 15-year old girl from a polygamist sect who is being forced to marry? More »
    03/17/09
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    By Margaret
  • #childbrides

    10 Year Olds OK To Marry, Says Senior Saudi Official

    Saudi Arabia’s most senior Muslim cleric has recently been quoted as saying it's acceptable for girls as young as 10 years old to marry. More »
    01/14/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #childrenascommodities

    Man Sells Daughter For Meat, Beer

    A man in Greenfield, CA was arrested Sunday on the suspicion of human trafficking. Police say that he tried to sell his own daughter. More »
    01/13/09
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    By Intern Katy
  • #idont

    8-Year-Old Girl Not Old Enough to Divorce Husband, 58

    A Saudi court has ruled that an 8-year-old girl who is married to a 58-year-old man cannot divorce her husband until she is older. More »
    12/22/08
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    By Margaret
  • #childbrides

    10/31/08
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  • #nujoodali

    10-Year-Old Divorcee Goes Back To School • Mom Helps Son Create A Weapons Cache

    09/23/08
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  • #plannedparenthood

    Planned Parenthood Brings Sex Ed To Hipsters • Number Of Child Brides Rising

    09/04/08
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  • #lawsthatdonthelp

    Egypt Imposes Taxes On Child Brides

    06/13/08
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  • #clips

    Gary Coleman, Child Bride Try To Reconcile On Divorce Court

    05/01/08
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  • #justsad

    04/16/08
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