Mursal (pseudonym) was only 14 years old when she was forced into a marriage that, by her own account, she had no understanding of. She now describes a life in which child marriage, domestic violence, and severe restrictions have stripped away her future and her peace of mind, leaving her in a state of helplessness […] The post “I Am a Child, Do Not Make Me a Bride”: Mursal’s Bitter Account of Forced Marriage appeared first on Hasht-e Subh .