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| Number of unwedded girls amounts to 2.5 million in Yemen |
| 2017-03-23 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Statistical sources estimated that the number of unwedded Yemeni girls is about 2.5 million, half a million of which are over 30 years old. Due to the situation in Yemen, there were no official reports about any comprehensive survey on Yemeni families, however, the available preliminary indicators confirm the increase of the number of unwedded girls to about 2.5 million. The 2009 report had shown that the number of unwedded girls amounted to 2 million. According to the 2016 report, Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... ranked nine in the Arab region with a 30 percent ratio of unwedded girls. This social phenomenon is exacerbating in Yemen. Studies show that the category of educated activist woman and those who are involved in the social life are less likely to get married because men do not like to marry a girl who has higher education level then them. The study also pointed that men tend to delay their marriage due to their economic situation or family traditions and other reasons related to their personal state of mind. Al Arabiya interviewed two college students. The first wanted to be mentioned as "Zekra"; she said that she is 30 years and no suitable man has yet proposed to her, explaining that they usually prefer younger girls who are inexperienced in life, so that they obey them without objecting on anything. As for Lamia Ali who is a 40-year-old teacher, she says that she is convinced that it is too late for her to get married. Social researcher Suleiman Abdullah confirmed that this phenomenon has increased after the Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... revolution that led to the deterioration of the economic and living conditions. He added that tribal traditions are also hindering the marriage of girls because their parents prefer to marry her to relatives and same tribe members. He added that the exaggeration in expensive ceremonies and celebrations will surely negatively affect this crisis. It is worth mentioning that 38 organization and charity associations are trying to work on this issue. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 or 50K Martyrs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-03-23 18:44 |
| #5 Only need 300k - 400k men to marry 2.5 million women in Yemen |
| Posted by: Airandee 2017-03-23 17:50 |
| #4 Adopting the culture of their American cousins. |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-03-23 08:02 |
| #3 And there are millions of unwed young men in China - I see a commercial opportunity. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-03-23 04:21 |
| #2 the situation is similar in many other countries, including the USA where, I think, the number of unmarried women over 16 now exceeds the number married over 16 |
| Posted by: lord garth 2017-03-23 01:32 |
| #1 Not surprising. Have you been to Yemen? |
| Posted by: al aSha-med 2017-03-23 00:42 |