She's only 12, but her father is planning her wedding

Hi dear friends, saw this shocking story on line... My heart goes out to this child....

In the fifth grade. I want to finish school. I want to become a doctor, God willing," Halima told CNN, still dressed in her school uniform -- a forest green abaya and white headscarf. "Many of my friends in school have been married off." "One of my friends dropped out and when I asked her why, she said, 'Because tomorrow is my wedding.'" It's a fate Halima's sister Kafa was unable to avoid. She was wed to a man 15 years her senior when she was just 13. "If I had the choice, I would have gone to school and been educated. I didn't want to get married. I was coerced. There was nothing for me in marriage as a child," Kafa told CNN, her face concealed by a veil. Kafa's husband gave her permission    Read more from source ...



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