"Child marriage still common in India; But more girls are refusing to wed so young" by Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times | November 27, 2009
MOHAMMAD NAGAR DHANI, India - The centuries-old tradition of child marriage in a country where nearly half of all women are married before their 18th birthday.
The British raj tried to stamp it out. Mohandas Gandhi, himself a child groom, campaigned against it.
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Looked at it that way, India is a massive failure.
The United Nations has condemned it.
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Maybe the UN isn't the right spokesman here, hmmm?
And in 2006, the Indian government explicitly banned it.
Took 'em that long, huh?
But child marriage remains pervasive in India, accounting for one-third of such unions worldwide and underscoring the contradictions and complexities of a society that produces cutting-edge engineers even as it clings to feudal traditions....
Not wishing to minimize the problem, but I'm wondering about all those kids killed in wars right now that my MSM is ignoring.
And the GRINDING POVERTY gets a brief mention! The whole issue is turned into a divisive gender debate.
The best way to raise marriage ages, activists said, is education. But most girls in rural areas must travel some distance to attend middle school, and their parents often hold them back, fearful their daughters could be raped, sexually harassed, or simply heckled, which can be enough for a groom’s family to break off the engagement and ruin her reputation....
Honeymoon off to a great start, huh?
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You know, I don't care where they are from. They are all God's children, and they are all beautiful.
Roshan Bairwa, in red, refused to be married at age 14. With the encouragement of a charity, she and other young women perform skits that encourage girls to safeguard their future. (Mark Magnier/Los Angeles Times)
You asking me what to do about this situation?
I don't know.
It's India's business, not mine.
Ever notice that every ethnic or racial group except one comes under subtle insult and attack in my Zionist War Daily -- except for that special group that is more human than human?
