The right to choose

The right to choose / TVE International ; BBC Worldwide ; directed by Charlotte Metcalf.

Nibret is eleven -- and they're marrying her off to a man she's never met. Forced marriage isn't unusual in northern Ethiopia. It helps to cement ties between families and establish land rights. Besides, claim Ethiopian scholars, there are no schools for young women, so why not marry...

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Corporate Authors: Bullfrog Films, BBC Worldwide Ltd, Television Trust for the Environment
Other Authors: Stock, Francine (Narrator), Georgis, Original (on-screen participant.), Bello, Mairo (on-screen participant.), El Hassin, Mohummed (on-screen participant.)
Format: Video
Language:English
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Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]
Series:Life (Bullfrog Films) ; 8.
Subjects:
Globalization.
Globalization > Social aspects.
Women's rights > Ethiopia.
Women > Ethiopia > Social conditions.
Marriage customs and rites > Ethiopia.
Marriage > Ethiopia.
Arranged marriage > Ethiopia.
Women > Health and hygiene > Ethiopia.
Women > Crimes against > Ethiopia.
Sex discrimination against women > Ethiopia.
globalism.
Arranged marriage.
Marriage.
Marriage customs and rites.
Sex discrimination against women.
Women > Crimes against.
Women > Health and hygiene.
Women > Social conditions.
Women's rights.
Ethiopia.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Nibret is eleven -- and they're marrying her off to a man she's never met. Forced marriage isn't unusual in northern Ethiopia. It helps to cement ties between families and establish land rights. Besides, claim Ethiopian scholars, there are no schools for young women, so why not marry them off early? It's a view shared by some Islamic leaders in northern Nigeria. They believe women's role is to comfort men, and see nothing wrong with marrying girls as young as seven, often in polygamous marriages.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: TVE International, ©2000.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (24 min.)
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Editors, Richard Guard, Julian Sabath ; executive producer, Jenny Richards ; series producer, Luke Gawin ; series editor, Robert Lamb.
Participant or Performer:Commentary: Francine Stock ; with Original Georgis, Mairo Bello, Mohummed El Hassin.
Language:In English and Ethiopic with English voiceovers.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed May 1, 2017).

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