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Faiz Mohammed, 40, and Ghulam Haider, 11, sit in her home prior to their wedding in the rural Damarda Village, Afghnanistan on Sept. 11, 2005. Ghulam said she is sad to be getting engaged as she wanted to be a teacher. Her favorite class was Dari, the local language, before she was made to drop ...

Faiz Mohammed, 40, and Ghulam Haider, 11, sit in her home prior to their wedding in the rural Damarda Village, Afghnanistan on Sept. 11, 2005. Ghulam said she is sad to be getting engaged as she wanted to be a teacher. Her favorite class was Dari, the local language, before she was made to drop ...

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Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Faiz Mohammed, 40, and Ghulam Haider, 11, sit in her home prior to their wedding in the rural Damarda Village, Afghnanistan on Sept. 11, 2005. Ghulam said she is sad to be getting engaged as she wanted to be a teacher. Her favorite class was Dari, the local language, before she was made to drop ... Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Surita Shreshta Balami, 16, screams out in protest as the wedding procession carries her to her new home with Bishal Shreshta Balami, 15 Kagati Village, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal on Jan. 29, 2007. Early marriage is a harmful traditional practice common in Nepal. The Kagati village, a Newar communit... Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Bishal Shreshta Balami, 15, accepts gifts from visitors as Surita Shreshta Balami, 16, sits bored at her new home Kagati Village, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal on Jan. 29 ,2007. © Stephanie Sinclair / VII Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Maya, 8, and Kishore, 13, pose for a wedding photo inside their new home the day after the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, in Rajasthan, India on April 29, 2009. © Stephanie Sinclair / VII Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Kaushal and Rajni are seen during their marriage ceremony early in the morning in Rajasthan, India on April 28, 2009. © Stephanie Sinclair / VII Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Sarita, 15-years-old, is seen covered in tears and sweat before she is sent to her new home with her new groom. The previous day, she and her eight-year-old sister Maya were married to another set of siblings on the Hindu holy day of Akshaya Tritiya, or Akha Teej, in Rajasthan, India on April 29,... Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Rajni, 5, is seen just after waking up before her wedding ceremony in Rajasthan, India on April 28, 2009. © Stephanie Sinclair / VII Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Tahani, 8, is seen with her husband Majed, 27, and her former classmate Ghada, 8, and her husband outside their home in Hajjah, Yemen, July 26, 2010. © Stephanie Sinclair / VII Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair After celebrating with female relatives at a wedding party, Yemeni brides Sidaba and Galiyaah are veiled and escorted to a new life with their husbands. Sanaa, Yemen, July 8, 2010. © Stephanie Sinclair / VII Child Brides - Stephanie Sinclair Asia Ali Al Abuss, 14, rests just days after giving birth to her second child in Hajjah, Yemen, July 30, 2010. © Stephanie Sinclair / VII