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Egypt: Poor teenagers get sold into short-term marriages

Pooja | Nov 19 2006

The International Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Egypt is a signatory, prohibits the auction of children and marriage under the age of 16 is outlawed. However, this law is not fully implemented. Recently a case has come up which...

Tags: International Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Egypt, Saudi, Nihad Abul Qumsan, Egyptian Centre For Women's Rights, Malaka al-Kurdi, Cairo-Based NGO Alliance For Arab Women, US, United Nations, Politics & Society

Interview

Sara Rich

Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won�t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.

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