The practice of marrying young girls is widespread in Yemen and has drawn the attention of international rights groups seeking to pressure the government to outlaw child marriages. Legislation that would make it illegal for those under the age of 17 to marry is in serious peril after strong opposition from some of Yemen’s most influential Islamic leaders.

The 13-year-old girl from Hajja province, northwest of the capital, died on April 2, four days after her marriage to a 23-year-old man, said Majed al-Madhaji, a spokesman for the Sisters Arab Forum for Human Rights. A medical report from al-Thawra hospital said she suffered a tear to her genitals and severe bleeding.

A February 2009 law set the minimum age for marriage at 17, but it was repealed and sent back to parliament’s constitutional committee for review after some lawmakers called it un-Islamic. The committee is expected to make a final decision on the legislation this month.

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Part (3/5): www.youtube.com Islam And Women – with Muslim scholar and lecturer Hamza Yusuf. Hamza Yusuf: Hamza Yusuf Hanson was born in Washington State and raised in northern California. After exploring religion at an early age, he entered Islam at 18 and set out to study in England, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, and finally West Africa. He became fluent in the Arabic language and then began his studies of the traditional Islamic sciences under the tutelage of some of the greatest Muslim scholars of our age. After a sojourn of ten years abroad, Hamza Yusuf returned to the US and took degrees in Nursing and Religious Studies. In 1996, he co-founded the Zaytuna Institute in order to teach the traditional sciences of Islam to people in the West. He serves as the director of the Institute and has translated several texts from Arabic for the Institute’s curriculum. He is recognized today as one of the most influential voices for Islam in the West and has advised several world leaders including the President of the United States and the head of the Arab League. Hamza Yusuf resides in northern California with his wife and children.

Part (2/5): www.youtube.com Islam And Women – with Muslim scholar and lecturer Hamza Yusuf. Hamza Yusuf: Hamza Yusuf Hanson was born in Washington State and raised in northern California. After exploring religion at an early age, he entered Islam at 18 and set out to study in England, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, and finally West Africa. He became fluent in the Arabic language and then began his studies of the traditional Islamic sciences under the tutelage of some of the greatest Muslim scholars of our age. After a sojourn of ten years abroad, Hamza Yusuf returned to the US and took degrees in Nursing and Religious Studies. In 1996, he co-founded the Zaytuna Institute in order to teach the traditional sciences of Islam to people in the West. He serves as the director of the Institute and has translated several texts from Arabic for the Institute’s curriculum. He is recognized today as one of the most influential voices for Islam in the West and has advised several world leaders including the President of the United States and the head of the Arab League. Hamza Yusuf resides in northern California with his wife and children.

I want to travel to these countries; however, it won’t be leisurely travel, but travel by foot, bus, train, etc. with little money.
I will be researching and working on a book.

These countries are ideal for me, though I am not sure if they are safe enough to travel alone in.
I am twenty-one-years-old (will be twenty-two when I start traveling) and a girl. My grandparents came to the U.S. from Lebanon, so I look Lebanese; I just don’t speak Arabic.

I know that you, the good people of YA, can’t predict whether I’ll be safe or not, but if you’ve been to or lived in any of these countries, then please give me your opinion.

Thanks
I AM thinking about it a lot. I have been for a couple years now.
I want to know the opinions of people who have been to these countries (or lived in them) themselves, please.

Back to part (1/5): www.youtube.com Islam And Women – with Muslim scholar and lecturer Hamza Yusuf. Hamza Yusuf: Hamza Yusuf Hanson was born in Washington State and raised in northern California. After exploring religion at an early age, he entered Islam at 18 and set out to study in England, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, and finally West Africa. He became fluent in the Arabic language and then began his studies of the traditional Islamic sciences under the tutelage of some of the greatest Muslim scholars of our age. After a sojourn of ten years abroad, Hamza Yusuf returned to the US and took degrees in Nursing and Religious Studies. In 1996, he co-founded the Zaytuna Institute in order to teach the traditional sciences of Islam to people in the West. He serves as the director of the Institute and has translated several texts from Arabic for the Institute’s curriculum. He is recognized today as one of the most influential voices for Islam in the West and has advised several world leaders including the President of the United States and the head of the Arab League. Hamza Yusuf resides in northern California with his wife and children.

FCO Minister Ivan Lewis and Head of DFID in Yemen, Joanna Reid talk about a UK funded project that helps women in Yemen gain the necessary skills to progress in society.