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Design:
A picture is worth a thousand words.; a symbol is worth a thousand pictures. How child marriage is depicted in art, music, videos, advertisements, and posters. Innovation and creativity can help to spread awareness about child marriage and make progress towards ending it.
Bride for Sale by Sonita Alizadeh
https://thinkprogress.org/let-me-scream-raps-afghan-teenager-sonita-alizadeh-b1eb5dd0bf4f#.2n5yom8ph
Female rapper from Afghanistan, Sonita Alizadeh, expresses her feelings and disgust with child marriage. Her parents attempted to marry her to a stranger when she was 16 years old. A documentary called Sonita, which is based on her life, has been released as well. Alizadeh's music talents and documentary have helped to bring awareness to the issue that is child marriage.
Painter, Kavimani shows the usual trend of very young girls getting married to much older men.
"We are Girls, Not Brides": the first-ever anthem to end child marriage
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