Jordan debates teenage marriages

Jordan debates teenage marriages

By | 2010-07-16T12:50:00-04:00 July 16th, 2010|Women rights|0 Comments

Women groups try to push marriage at 18

Wesal Jamil was 16 when her family arranged her marriage to a man in his thirties. A decade later, the mother of seven regrets her lost youth.

"My dream was to become a teacher but my marriage deprived me from education and now I have many duties," Jamil told AFP.

"I regret that. Education would have secured me a job to at least help my husband shoulder financial responsibilities," she added.