UNICEF picture of the year features a child marriage

[Synner]

UNICEF picture of the year features a child marriage

Dec 17, 07

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article...8&in_page_id =34

Under-age marriage picture wins UNICEF prize

The image hardly fits our idea of the happy couple's wedding picture - but this haunting photograph taken in Afghanistan graphically captures life for millions of girls given in marriage while under age.

It shows Mohammed, 40, with his new 11-year-old wife, Ghulam. Taken by US photographer Stephanie Sinclair, it was named Unicef Photo of the Year yesterday.

Some 60million girls worldwide are married while still under age, according to the children's rights agency.

A picture of a boy lifting bricks on his head in Bangladesh, showing the life of one of the millions exploited as child labour, came second. It was taken by GMB Akash.

And third prize went to one taken by German photographer Hartmut Schwarzbach. It shows nine-year-old Annalyn celebrating her birthday by jumping on a sofa in the rubbish dump in Manila, Philippines, where she has lived for three years.

[Variable]

That... aint cool

[sally]

that makes me tear up sad...ugh.

[shadha]

That's just nasty...just imagine...ew...and of course homeboys name would be Mohammed too.

I'm interested in seeing the other two pictures, links?


shadha-

[Synner]

shadha said

That's just nasty...just imagine...ew...and of course homeboys name would be Mohammed too.

I'm interested in seeing the other two pictures, links?


shadha-

UNICEF Photo of the Year 2007s

[kenneth]

just another troll pointing to any and all societal ill in supposedly "Muslim countries" and blaming the Prophet or Islam itself never taking the time to apply the same standards to his own historical/social realities.

[psychoteddybear]

[Synner]

kenneth said

just another troll pointing to any and all societal ill in supposedly "Muslim countries" and blaming the Prophet or Islam itself never taking the time to apply the same standards to his own historical/social realities.

Sounds like just another whiner and complainer.

[shadha]

Amazing photos, thanks for the link.


shadha-

[Kona_Silat]

From an artistic point of view, that picture sucks..it looks like some ameuter type photo taken with a disposable camera.