The growing risk of child marriage and its exploitation in war – Nada Al-Ahdal at TEDxMuscatWomen
In this TEDxMuscatWomen talk, human rights activist Nada Al-Ahdal speaks about child marriage and how it is exploited in war.
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Child marriage is a humanitarian disaster, especially in the Arab world, and it harms future generations. A girl married under age becomes a mother and loses her education. She carries a burden of responsibility that she cannot understand or handle. Nada believes this leads to complex psychological harm.
This talk was given at a TEDx event, which uses the TED conference format but is organised independently by a local community. Learn more about TEDx.