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Bride Trade

Fighting Tanzania's child bride tradition

In Tanzania, the tradition of child brides is still prevalent. Despite strict laws against this practice, promising harsh punishment for grooms and parents, young girls are still married off to much older men. In exchange, the family of the bride receives cows that it considers more useful than their daughter.

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Published: 13 January 2017 00:00 View: 11270

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Natalya Kadyrova

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