Spolar, Christine,
In Rural Egypt, Special Program Empowers Girls to Be Students.... Christine Spolar. - Chicago Tribune, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 27, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: In Rural Egypt, Special Program Empowers Girls to Be Students..., Dec. 20, 2004; pp. n.p..
"The girls in this village [Daquf, Egypt] near the languid waters of the Nile were always told they could do no better than to marry young, as early as 11, no later than 16. Shy, dark-eyed Um Kalthoum Hassan was rarely allowed to step beyond the threshold of her home. Nora Abdullah, a teenager with rough hands and broad shoulders, was sent to the cotton fields as her brothers went to school. Nasra Jamal begged off her first marriage proposal at age 13, but she feared it was only a matter of time before she became a bride. Eventually they and four dozen other girls considered near marrying age...embarked on a small, brave experiment that questioned how and why girls are made into brides." (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) This article discusses Daquf's unique approach "to changing possibilities and expectations of adolescent girls and their families in rural Egypt" and notes that this program "is being examined as a possible model for the rest of Egypt and other troubled spots to ensure that childhood doesn't end in forced marriage."
1522-3213;
Arranged marriage
Child marriage
Education--Egypt
Girls--Education
Teenage girls
Teenage marriage
Women--Egypt
AC1.S5
050
In Rural Egypt, Special Program Empowers Girls to Be Students.... Christine Spolar. - Chicago Tribune, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 27, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: In Rural Egypt, Special Program Empowers Girls to Be Students..., Dec. 20, 2004; pp. n.p..
"The girls in this village [Daquf, Egypt] near the languid waters of the Nile were always told they could do no better than to marry young, as early as 11, no later than 16. Shy, dark-eyed Um Kalthoum Hassan was rarely allowed to step beyond the threshold of her home. Nora Abdullah, a teenager with rough hands and broad shoulders, was sent to the cotton fields as her brothers went to school. Nasra Jamal begged off her first marriage proposal at age 13, but she feared it was only a matter of time before she became a bride. Eventually they and four dozen other girls considered near marrying age...embarked on a small, brave experiment that questioned how and why girls are made into brides." (CHICAGO TRIBUNE) This article discusses Daquf's unique approach "to changing possibilities and expectations of adolescent girls and their families in rural Egypt" and notes that this program "is being examined as a possible model for the rest of Egypt and other troubled spots to ensure that childhood doesn't end in forced marriage."
1522-3213;
Arranged marriage
Child marriage
Education--Egypt
Girls--Education
Teenage girls
Teenage marriage
Women--Egypt
AC1.S5
050