My friends, they get married at 15 years old. I sa... -Sonita Alizadeh

My friends, they get married at 15 years old. I saw them with bruises on their faces. I realized this is the real face of child marriage.

Sonita Alizadeh , Musician
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There is a lot of suffering and injustice in the world, and there is also a great deal of hope. When you step forward and start speaking about what yo...
I am an activist and rapper from Afghanistan, and I use rap to speak out and help end child marriage....
I saw my friends being beaten because they said no to child marriage....
My friends, they get married at 15 years old. I saw them with bruises on their faces. I realized this is the real face of child marriage....
Being a rapper as a woman is not a good thing in Afghanistan. I kind of put my life in danger whenever I go somewhere to talk about women's rights or ...

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I think there is a generation gap. I personally look forward to, as our generation becomes the leaders, you are gonna see a change, and I think hopefu...
Europe, which gave us the idea of same-sex marriage, is a dying society, with birthrates 50 percent below replacement....
Same-sex marriage is not the future....
When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments....
I have a wonderful marriage and two great kids....
So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 ...
Marriage encourages the men and women who together create life to unite in a bond for the protection of children....
But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage....
Marriage is an institution fits in perfect harmony with the laws of nature; whereas systems of slavery and segregation were designed to brutally oppre...
If we change the definition of marriage to be more inclusive, then it is logical to argue that we should broaden the definition so that won't exclude ...