thanks Habib for calling the embassy. If you can provide the phone # of the embassy, I'll call in and complain. Female genital cutting is something else we'll have to fight.
thanks, Alieu

Habib Ghanim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Sister

This is so sad

No one should be forced to marry at that early age. It is against Islam to force any woman to marry at any age especially at ten.

The dad must have taken her dowry and spent it already so he has to deliver.

what a darn shame

Habib

ps  I will call the Embassy here in Dc and complain- that is the least I can do






>From: Ylva Hernlund <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: March against early marriage in Matam - June 4, 2004 (fwd)
>Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:52:04 -0700
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>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 11:17:33 +0000
>From: Molly Melching <[log in to unmask]>
>
>MARCH AGAINST EARLY MARRIAGE IN MATAM
>
>Yesterday, June 4, 2004, the community of Polel Diawbé (Department of Kanel,
>Region of Matam) held a peaceful demonstration throughout the streets of the
>village protesting the forced marriage of a 10 year old girl, Khadia LY, who
>is now enrolled in elementary school.  Her father is presently working in
>Ivory Coast and had the marriage to his nephew performed in the mosque of
>the village.
>
>The participants of the Tostan-Unicef education class in collaboration with
>the Community Management Committee organized this march against early and
>forced marriage which is a common practice throughout this northern region
>of Senegal. The Director of the school in Polel Diawbé, the teachers, and
>all of the students joined in, expressing their frustration with this
>harmful traditional practice.  One teacher explained that last year, one of
>the brightest girls in the school was given in marriage and pulled out of
>school to join her husband.  "We have to stop this practice and the only way
>is for the entire community to speak out and refuse this before it happens
>again," said Abdou Rabi Sow, Khadia's teacher.  The villagers have tried to
>contact the father to peacefully negotiate a solution.
>
>The community has also decided to end the practice of Female Genital
>Cutting, a harmful and dangerous practice which compromises the future of
>their daughters.  They carried signs which read "Parents, have pity!  No
>more excision!  No more early marriage! No more forced marriage!"
>
>The villagers traveled to the town of Matam to invite local journalists to
>attend their march in this village of 2,666 people of the Toucouleur ethnic
>group. The story was reported on June 5 on Sud National Radio and RTS,
>citing the Tostan-Unicef class members as the organizers of this peaceful
>protest.
>
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