A reflection on child marriage by Mariam Faruqi

“It has been two years since I filed my case. Everyone told me the court would give me my rights, so I believed them. I waited. I am still waiting. Will I ever get justice?”

One of the greatest obstacles to ending FGM is deceptively simple: we don't talk about it enough, and we don't know enough.

When it came to choosing my further studies, I was very confused. At first, I thought about becoming a fashion designer or an air hostess. But my father told me, “This won’t work, my dear,” because one of my cousins

Before I can describe the day that I became a lawyer, I, perhaps unusually, must present my case as to why I can be considered a lawyer at all. I have no official qualification to my name which would allow

Birthdays are often marked by celebrations, gifts, and laughter, but the day I turned twenty-six, I decided to celebrate my birthday by spending the day at a children’s orphanage. That decision, though simple, changed me in ways I had