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Brides Too Soon: The Rising Trend of Early Marriages in Uzbekistan
“I became a kelin when I was 20, still a college student, after meeting my husband-to-be only two to three times before the wedding,” said Shohida Kenjaeva, who currently lives in Germany. A kelin, an Uzbek word for a bride, holds the lowest status in the …