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Letter from Layli: Let’s take a moment to recognize racist clarity
This is a moment for all of us to take a stand against dialogue that positions groups of people as inferior to others because of their skin color or country of origin.
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Kentucky Senator Files New Legislation to Tackle the State’s Child Marriage Problem
Senator Julie Raque Adams has filed SB 48 to tackle Kentucky’s serious child marriage problem. Tahirih is honored to partner with Survivor Advocate Donna Pollard on this important legislation.
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Advocates Are Fighting to Outlaw Adult Marriages to Minors
Tahirih’s Jeanne Smoot spoke with the ABA Journal about our work to change the laws that allow child marriage across the U.S.
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Tahirih Featured in The Economist Article on Child Marriage in America
Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with The Economist about how state laws on minimum marriage age put minors of all ages at risk.
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ICE’s Courthouse Arrests Undercut Democracy
This New York Times op-ed cites a survey conducted by Tahirih and six partner organizations about immigrant survivors’ fear of seeking help from authorities.
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Is It Legal For An Older Man To Court A Child Bride In The U.S.?
Tahirih’s analysis of all 50 states’ minimum marriage age laws is featured in this NPR story on why underage marriage is possible in the U.S.
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About Half of U.S. States Set No Minimum Age for Marriage
The Nation discussed the findings of Tahirih’s new report on child marriage in the U.S. in this article on efforts to raise the minimum age of marriage across the country.
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Tahirih Advocate Honored With Excellence in Advocacy Award
Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy won a 2017 Professional Women in Advocacy Award in recognition of her work to end child marriage in the U.S.
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Should it be Legal for a 15-Year-Old to Get Married in MD?
TV station WUSA 9 interviewed Tahirih’s Jeanne Smoot for this story on efforts to end child marriage in Maryland.
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Woman Who Married at 11 Seeks to Change Florida Marriage Law
Tahirih’s Jeanne Smoot spoke with the Associated Press about legislation to raise Florida’s minimum age of marriage to 18.