Teenage runaways in Abu Dhabi - Khaleej Times
Very interesting and very healthy these facts are being aired in public, and uncomfortable questions are being asked. Some excerpts from the article:
A total of 129 teenage girls have reportedly gone missing in Abu Dhabi in three years, according to a recent study released by the Ministry of Interior....The phenomenon of disappearance of young girls is alarmingly increasing, the study warned, quoting official statistics. Among the 129 cases reported between 2001 and 2002, 28 girls were reported missing in 2000, 44 in 2001 and 57 in 2002. In 2002, more than 50 per cent of those reported missing were national teenage girls i.e. 29 cases out of 57....
The most alarming fact is that 40 per cent of those who disappeared in 2002 were girls aged between 15 and 18 years. Among these nationals represented 51.7 per cent. 'This could be attributed to disunion of families and family differences,' the study suggested.
'Running away of teenaged girls is of course not attributed to one single factor. It is a combination of many factors,' it added.
It said that based on the a random sample of study, the majority of those who disappeared come from families that suffer disunion as a result of divorce. This represented 35.2 per cent of the total cases. This is followed by polygamy (43.3 per cent), father's death (24.2 per cent), mother's death (32.4 per cent), marriage of father to a foreigner 54.6 per cent, disappearance of father for a long time (37.7 per cent).
These reasons, the study says, compel teen girls to go out in search for alternative better life that brings them freedom, feeling of self-dependence and convenience.
Very interesting and very healthy these facts are being aired in public, and uncomfortable questions are being asked. Some excerpts from the article:
A total of 129 teenage girls have reportedly gone missing in Abu Dhabi in three years, according to a recent study released by the Ministry of Interior....The phenomenon of disappearance of young girls is alarmingly increasing, the study warned, quoting official statistics. Among the 129 cases reported between 2001 and 2002, 28 girls were reported missing in 2000, 44 in 2001 and 57 in 2002. In 2002, more than 50 per cent of those reported missing were national teenage girls i.e. 29 cases out of 57....
The most alarming fact is that 40 per cent of those who disappeared in 2002 were girls aged between 15 and 18 years. Among these nationals represented 51.7 per cent. 'This could be attributed to disunion of families and family differences,' the study suggested.
'Running away of teenaged girls is of course not attributed to one single factor. It is a combination of many factors,' it added.
It said that based on the a random sample of study, the majority of those who disappeared come from families that suffer disunion as a result of divorce. This represented 35.2 per cent of the total cases. This is followed by polygamy (43.3 per cent), father's death (24.2 per cent), mother's death (32.4 per cent), marriage of father to a foreigner 54.6 per cent, disappearance of father for a long time (37.7 per cent).
These reasons, the study says, compel teen girls to go out in search for alternative better life that brings them freedom, feeling of self-dependence and convenience.
posted by John B. Chilton at 3/28/2005 04:05:00 PM
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