by Harpinder Kaur
There are many complications women face all around the world today. Many countries still haven’t granted women the rights they deserve, in some cases the conditions are worse than expected. According to the documentary by Dir. Al Jazeera, the viewer is exposed to an unusual reality; child marriages in Bangladesh.“In Bangladesh; a third world country many women are given no value and are known for getting married very early on. In the documentary we meet Beezly Roy, a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl determined to become a doctor. However, plans change when Beezly comes home from school and wedding preparations have started. Beezly was married at the age of thirteen to a twenty-five-year-old; her dreams of becoming a doctor, shattered.”( Dir. Al Jazeera).
These traditions are passed down by generations and ultimately become the harsh reality of girls in Bangladesh and various parts of the world. Many women have no chance of becoming something other than an ordinary housewife; childhood instantly being taken away. As the documentary continues the viewer is introduced to Keshab Roy, a Bengali boy determined to end child marriages to a better life for women in the future.
Child brides in Bangladesh are given the expected role of being the ideal wife, however, this was changed for one girl, Ashfia Aktar. “Without him, I would be married off at thirteen, he came to my house and asked my parents why they are doing this...When my parents knew I could become something they understood and my marriage proposal was broken”(Dir. Al Jazeera).
Ashfia is one lucky case out of many with the help of the Keshab Roy as he continues his journey to end child marriages. In Bangladesh, the idea of women being forced into marriage during childhood led to the unity of preventing these marriages which are shown by Keshab in the documentary Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh.
Child brides in Bangladesh are given the expected role of being the ideal wife, however, this was changed for one girl, Ashfia Aktar. “Without him, I would be married off at thirteen, he came to my house and asked my parents why they are doing this...When my parents knew I could become something they understood and my marriage proposal was broken”(Dir. Al Jazeera).
Ashfia is one lucky case out of many with the help of the Keshab Roy as he continues his journey to end child marriages. In Bangladesh, the idea of women being forced into marriage during childhood led to the unity of preventing these marriages which are shown by Keshab in the documentary Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is not the only country with women losing basic rights in their life, this is a worldwide issue faced by women. According to an article from the New York Times, The rate of child marriage reached an all-time high and is now in the process of being stopped after one man sold his daughter for $300 and married her off to a 31-year-old man. All the girl wanted in her life was to receive an education however that was instantly taken away from her.
“Women often bear the brunt of underdevelopment and are disproportionate victims of weak governance, inadequate health care, infrastructure bottlenecks, and education...Research has shown that women in Africa hold the keys to the well-being of households”(Mayaki).
It is easily agreeable that all these women are not treated equally to men and furthermore suffer on a daily basis. The lifestyles thrown at these women create the need of a solution. The solution of having equality and being granted basic rights. Although there has been success in terms of unification, many of the lives of these women remain the same.
“Women often bear the brunt of underdevelopment and are disproportionate victims of weak governance, inadequate health care, infrastructure bottlenecks, and education...Research has shown that women in Africa hold the keys to the well-being of households”(Mayaki).
It is easily agreeable that all these women are not treated equally to men and furthermore suffer on a daily basis. The lifestyles thrown at these women create the need of a solution. The solution of having equality and being granted basic rights. Although there has been success in terms of unification, many of the lives of these women remain the same.
Works Cited:
Mayaki, Ibrahim Assane. "The condition of women in Africa reveals the sorry state of the
human condition on the continent." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 1 1 July 2016. Web. 31 May 2018.
Schultz, Kai, and Suhasini Raj. “Uphill Battle Against Child Marriage Is Being Won in
India, for Now.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 6 Mar. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/world/asia/india-child-marriage.html.
Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh. Dir. Al Jazeera. N.p., 17 Jan. 2016.
Web. 31 May 2018.
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