'Widows Are the Invisible People' - By Elisabeth Braw

... their society is literally left out in the cold. There are more widows than ever before due to armed conflicts, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and the age difference between partners, with many girls being married off to much older men. In too many ...

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/07/11/widows_are_the_invisible_people