The ring; look at early marriage in Iran
A new book about early marriage in Iran was published in Persian recently in Iran in titled of “the Ring”. This book was written by Rayehe Mozafarian which opened a campaign to stop early marriage in Iran. This book and campaign are intended to find and reveal the...
Over 40,000 Girls under Age 15 Married Each Year in Iran
Official Iranian government statistics show that tens of thousands of girls under the age of 15 are married off by their families each year in Iran. The numbers may actually even be quite higher. Many families in Iran do not register underage marriages, or do so...
Mass Child Marriage Ceremony in Iran Denied by Local Officials
Fifty high school students were married in a mass ceremony in the Iranian city of Parsian, according to local news reports. But city officials have been downplaying the event and distancing themselves from the idea of encouraging child marriage. The “celebration” was...
?Is Child Marriage Legal in Iran
Child marriage is on the rise in Iran, according to a report published by theIranian Student Correspondents Association. The practice is on the wane among Iran’s wealthier families, but among poorer communities in rural areas, girls under 13 are being forced to marry...
Child Marriage Must Be Redefined!
Ali Tayefi sociologist and children`s rights active The latest report of Global Foundation, “Save the Children”, found that every year more than 4.5 million children younger than 15 years are forced to marry. It means every seven seconds one child marries!...
CHILD GROOMS IN IRAN
CHILD GROOMS IN IRAN A statistical review by: Stop Early Marriages in Iran RAYEHE MOZAFARIAN Worldwide, 156 million men alive today were married during their childhood; according to a recent study by UNICEF. This data of a huge number of child grooms is published...
Early Marriage In South Of Iran
Rayehe Mozafarian- Samire Hanaei Report Of Stop Early Marriage In Iran We sit together in the hall waiting for our turn. As always in the ultrasound room, I and more clients are women. Only a few men are watching us with impatience. She is sitting next to me pushing...
Epidemiology, Regional Characteristics, Knowledge, and Attitude Toward Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Southern Iran
Maryam Dehghankhalili, MD,* Soghra Fallahi, MD, Forugh Mahmudi, MD,Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, MD, Mohammad Esmaeil Shahrzad, MD, Mohsen Taghavi, MD, and Marjan Fereydooni Asl, MD *Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;...
we will have meetings with scholars on circumcision of girls
After announcing numerous reports through various associations and publishing materials, finally one of the provincial governors of Hormozgan was well informed: Director General of the Office of Social and Cultural Affairs of Hormozgan Governorate has stated that we...