In Rural Egypt, Special Program Empowers Girls to Be Students.... Christine Spolar.
by Spolar, Christine; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 27Family. Publisher: Chicago Tribune, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Arranged marriage | Child marriage | Education -- Egypt | Girls -- Education | Teenage girls | Teenage marriage | Women -- EgyptDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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."
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