I will say right up front, this is an observation, not a claim about causation. I expect to get some angry responses. I’m offering anecdotes told by killers, not scientific data or corroborated facts.

age, after which she is considered to “belong” to her husband. So the birth of a girl is often met with grief and shame. In many cases, mothers leave the maternity ward in tears. In villages, they may ...

In this four-minute clip, a disembodied voice asks a child in a dimly lit room: "Are you a man or a woman now?" The child looks terrified – and like she's trying to be brave. She says she's 13 years ...