Monday- Continue with presentations and European maps. Next class quiz is Wednesday.
Child Brides (Kara and AJ)-
Process-
Parents must pay a dowry to the future husband (seek low price to pay husband)
Laws-
Attempt to make minimum age f marriage for girls to 17 in Yemen- it was rejected
Regulations being drafted in Saudi Arabia
Laws in Iraq forbidding 9 year old to get married- is often overlooked
Where does it happen-
It happens the most in India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Brazil, Ethiopia, etc.
Why does it happen?'
It's a traditional practice and straying from this tradition can make the family an outcast
If a family is in poverty they will sell their daughters to reduce family expenses and to get compensation for daughter
Sometimes to ensure safety so daughter doesn't get sexually assaulted
Statistics-
More than 30% of today's women were married before 18
An additional 12 billion underage girls will be married by 2050
Almost half of the girls in India are child brides
15 million girls are married underage every year (28 girls every minute, 39,00 every day)
Tuesday- I took the map test and got 100/100! We continued with our issues presentations.
U.S. creates world wide travel advisory for Americans due to the ISIS attacks in Paris.
Child Brides-
Child marriage often means he end of education for girls
The longer a girls stays in school, less likely to be married before age of 18
An additional year of schooling raises a girl's income by 15-20%
Complication in pregnancy are the leading cause of death of girls 15-19 and low income countries
Stillbirths and newborn deaths are 50% more likely to happen in child births compared to woman who give birth
Child marriage traps girls and their families in a cycle of poverty
Girls who are married before 18 are more likely to experience domestic abuse
Child marriage could be considered slavery
Female Genital Mutilation-
1/20 women world wide have gone removal of external female genitalia- part of culture
Four types- cutting, pricking, piercing, scraping, burning, sewing; no asastasia
Covered with ash, earth, sap, and leaves
Over 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM (female genital mutilation)
Takes a place a lot if African countries
Why?
Ensures virginity and men are willing to marry and pay more money for girl
Symbolizes that girl has become a women- prepares a girl for marriage
Cause extreme pain, severe bleeding, infection, PTSD
Big part of many culture
Affects 23% of Yemen's female population
Keeps girls virgins
Organizations ending it-
- Breakthrough Global, Girls Not Brides Global, Save the Children Global, World Vision
Wednesday- Today we took our Europe class quiz over Southern Europe. We got 10/10!
History of Thanksgiving- The first Thanksgiving was in 1621 when the Pilgrims invited Native Americans to have dinner with them. It didn't become a national Holiday until 200 years until Lincoln's presidency in `863. There was no turkey, pie, etc. In 1939 Thanksgiving was moved up a week so retailers could get more money, but then FDR fixed it and set it back to the regular week.
Radical Islam- (Spencer, Eli, Oscar)
Islam- based on submitting to the will of god. Believe that is Jesus and Moses but doesn't think Jesus is the messiah. Belives in a single god 'Allah' and the Quaran.
Facts-
Indonesia has the largest Muslim population
And largest religion (fastest growing)
- About 1.6 billion Muslims (only 7-10% are radical; 160,000 are radical) (2.6 million Americans)
Islamism-
It's an ideology- not a religion. Changes government and society so it goes with laws by Islam. They believe that outside influence should be left out.
ISIS and Al queda are the main radical groups.
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