Child Bride Horrors Last a Life Time

In Sana'a, Yemen, CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom writes in his Child Bride Horrors Last a Life Time about a young 14 year old gilr named Reem al Numeri. She is 14 year old divorced girl. According to Numeri, her father forced her to marry at age 11 to her cousin who was more than twice her age. Though Yemen has not outlawed child marriages, there is much controvery placed on this topic especially when young girls like Reem deperately beg the courts for divorce or sometimes put themselves in harms way--anything to escape thier misery. Yemen has tried to pass a bill that would atleast set the minimum age as 17 for marriage, however, the bill was shot so the child marriage still continue. It's an issue between the political institution disrespecting Islamic law which does not state a minimum age requirement. Though interferene might be taken as violation of religious beliefs, it's national concern as well as an international concern for human rights activists. It's only a matter of time before someone says "enough is enough."
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