A man beheads a young girl with a farming sickle. Another runs a girl over and kills her in a parking lot. A taxi driver murders two teenage sisters by shooting them 11 times in the back of his cab.
Author: Nika Tarkian
Child marriage exists among generations of young girls. One girl in particular, Maryam Zarrinpar, married when she was eleven years old. At such a young age, she was forced to live the traditional life of an Iranian wife.
Human trafficking affects every country in the world and accounts for 20 to 40 million people in modern slavery today. Although this issue is pressing and prevalent, it goes unspoken in news outlets, political debates, and leaders’ agendas.
Take a moment to look back on your childhood; do you remember attending school, establishing new relationships, and learning how to ride a bicycle? You are given the most valuable privilege of being oblivious to the world outside your neighborhood.