In Pakistan and Iran, a disturbing trend of forced marriages involving minors is coming to light, with recent incidents highlighting the plight of young girls. Amal, a 12-year-old Muslim girl, was forced to marry 30-year-old Ali and is now seeking a divorce after becoming pregnant twice, stating 'I’m not a toy'. She faces the grim reality of having no choice but to stay in the marriage, prompting calls to 'Stop this culture' and '#StopChildMarriage'. In Iran, known as a 'paedo paradise', the legal marriage age is 13, and a fifth of Iranians wed minors. A girl named Samira Sabzian experienced 'four years of domestic abuse' before she 'poisoned her husband'. Another 13-year-old Muslim girl revealed she was forced to marry an older man, an act associated with 'radical Islam'. In Tando Jam, Hyderabad Sindh, a minor Hindu girl named Indra was abducted and converted to Islam by Sajid Hussain, sparking outrage and hashtags like '#StopForcedConversions' and '#saveminoritygirls'. In Lahore, Punjab, a young Christian girl, Neha, who worked as a 'Guest Services Agent-Front Desk' at the Pearl Continental Hotel, was brutally murdered by Muhammed Arif after being pressured into marriage.
Lahore Punjab #Pakistan A young #Christian girl Neha, is brutally murdered by #Muhammed Arif. Neha was working as a Guest Services Agent-Front Desk in Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore. She was forced for marriage by the accused. https://t.co/kUMrUsvyTI
Tando Jam, Hyderabad Sindh: A minor Hindu girl Indra d/o Giyan has been abducted and converted to Islam by Sajid Hussain. #StopForcedConversions #saveminoritygirls https://t.co/v2Q5Viieih
MUST WATCH: A 13-year-old Muslim girl REVEALS that she was forced to marry an older man. This is what radical Islam is about. https://t.co/3y46IThU7T
I didn’t realise until reading a Times article what a paedo paradise Iran is. You can marry at 13 and a fifth of Iranians wed minors. For a girl of 15 called Samira Sabzian her wedding was a nightmare and after four years of domestic abuse she poisoned her husband. She was tried…
Amal, a 12-year-old Muslim girl, married to Ali, 30 years old. Pregnant twice, now want divorce. she doesn't want to return to her husband. But she has no choice. Stop this culture. #StopChildMarriage https://t.co/jKtqOcdrCn
‘I’m not a toy’: how an antiquated tradition of forced marriage wrecked one girl’s life while Pakistan's laws were ignored or blocked https://t.co/KAHosF6l0k