*Disclaimer: This is a sensitive and extremely important topic on forced marriages. If you’re uncomf

*Disclaimer: This is a sensitive and extremely important topic on forced marriages. If you’re uncomfortable with reading about extremism please carry on scrolling…⠀ ⠀ I first heard of #JasvinderSanghera last year when she was featured on the Guardian. I was immediately drawn to her inspiring story and ordered her book Shame right away. ⠀ ⠀ At the age of 14, her mum sat her down at her family home in Derby and showed her a photograph of a man in his 20s who, she was told, she had been promised to when she was just eight.⠀ ⠀ “My mother said, ‘You’re going to marry him. You don’t have a choice. I had to do it at your age, and you’re going to have to do it now.’ She said this is our tradition: it’s what we do in our culture.”⠀ ⠀ Read all about Jasvinder’s story and how she now fighting forced marriages and honour based abuse through @knfmhbv - link in bio.⠀ ⠀ #marriages #forcedmarriages #secretweddingblog #charity #derby #endchildmarriage #forcedmarriage #karmanivarna #inspiringwomen #childmarriage #NotInMyName #NotInMyHonour #endforcedmarriage #honour #based #abuse -- source link

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