Thailand's young nuns challenge convention

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Beam Atchimapon is already three days late for the new school term in her native city, the Thai capital of Bangkok - but for a good cause. The nine-year-old is part of a small but growing group of Thai girls who choose to spend part of the school holiday as Buddhist nuns, down to having their heads shaven. The temporary ordination of young men has long been part of Thai ...

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