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15/11/2011

The Afghan girl given away in a debt of honour, then abused for a decade.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, the Afghan girl who was given away to settle a dispute at the age of six - then abused for ten years by her new family.

Also, the man who was born a woman but went through a sex change and now hopes to become Britain's first transgender Rabbi.

And the American artist who gave birth in a gallery as part of her exhibition.

(Image: An unidentified Afghan woman. Credit: AFP/Getty)

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Wed 16 Nov 201113:05GMT

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