Young girls force-fed for marriage in Mauritania | Unreported World

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Young girls force-fed for marriage in Mauritania | Unreported World


Force fed to be fat: Some Mauritanian communities believe that the fatter girls look the wealthier and more attractive they appear to men. Sahar Zand meets the families force feeding their young girls a 9,000 calorie-a-day diet during a brutal “feeding season” in Mauritania. Growing up in a poor country, that’s going through a devastating…

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31 Comments

  1. It take me two hours to eat a tangerine and probably 35+ years to marry. Guess I'm just a silly head who thinks you shouldn't abuse kids and marry on an appearance basis, but what can ya do

  2. This is absolutely barbaric. Poor babies. 😢 Im an ER nurse.. the "force feeding" is bad enough but then they are giving them unprescribed steroids n antihistamines that aren't medically necessary?! Jesus christ! Dexamethasone has terrible side effects even when taken correctly..especially for children. U can also have awful withdrawal when u stop them. Truly horrific.

  3. It is extremely easy to indoctrinate a child, they should be protected and the west needs to learn from these situations. Parent your children, as they can and will adopt the best and worst parts of you. Have foresight and introspection.

  4. I feel like such a dingdong. I’m almost 40 years old and I’ve never even heard of this damn country. Smdh. If someone told me in the office that there was a country in North Africa called Mauritania, I would’ve bet a million they were full of shit……now I know what the Mandela Effect feels like.🤯 my thoughts and prayers go out to these young ladies though. So sad 😞

  5. Of course she doesn't want marriage. She wants to stay with her mother at home, remaining her child as long as she can. Childbirth at thirteen, fourteen or fifteen… there is no physiological or anatomical path back from the damage.