An Afghan teenager is protesting her country's practice of selling child brides through the unlikely medium of rap music. Sonita Alizadeh, 19, who was just 10 years old when her Muslim parents first ...

The Indian state of Assam has repealed a colonial-era law that allowed child marriage among Muslims, in a move that is being seen as contentious just months before the country’s general election.

The Supreme Court has delivered a powerful verdict that directly challenges deep-rooted patriarchal traditions in Muslim marriages, particularly those still prevalent in smaller towns and rural areas.

Momina Khatun is convinced she is cursed. She's one of hundreds of women in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam who married under the age of 18 - and are now stuck in limbo after their husbands ...