An eloquent and heart-wrenching video message from an 11-year-old girl who escaped being sold into a marriage to an older man has thrown the spotlight on forced marriages. In her video soliloquy, Yemeni girl Nada Al-Ahdals defiantly declares: "I'm not an item for sale." Nada says she fled to her uncle's house when her parents … Continue reading Australian girls among millions forced to become child brides worldwide
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Woman Beats Up Fiance At Prenup Party
A Poulsbo woman was jailed after being accused of beating up her fiance at their prenuptial party. Kitsap County sheriff's deputies said the woman's 12-year-old son told her he saw her fiance kissing one of her women friends early Thursday morning. Deputies said the woman, 31, gave her friends the boot, told her fiance to … Continue reading Woman Beats Up Fiance At Prenup Party
