child marriage

Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16
Society

Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16

The spokesman for Marriage Celebrants Egypt, Mahmoud Bahi al-Din, called for lowering girls’ marital age for 16, while keeping men’s…
Ma’zoun arrested after suspicion of allowing child marriages
Egypt

Ma’zoun arrested after suspicion of allowing child marriages

Prosecutors in Gharbiya, East Tanta, released a Ma’zoun – a person legally authorised to conclude Muslim marriages and divorces – with…
2017 divorce rate 60.7% in Egyptian cities: official
Society

2017 divorce rate 60.7% in Egyptian cities: official

In 2017 divorce rate in cities recorded 60.7 percent, while the percentages recorded at 39.3 percent in villages, according to…
Health Minister announces drafting bill to criminalize child marriage
Society

Health Minister announces drafting bill to criminalize child marriage

Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad said Wednesday that the National Population Council is in the process of finalizing…
National Council for Motherhood and Childhood supports trial of preacher who married off 27 minors
Life & Style

National Council for Motherhood and Childhood supports trial of preacher who married off 27 minors

Deputy Minister of Health and Population Maysa Shawky, and the general supervisor of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood,…
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East

Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen

Nasrine’s husband was once a happy, optimistic man. He made good money from a restaurant and butcher shop he owned.…
Families tell police Daqahlia ‘child marriage’ was based on Urfi contract
Egypt

Families tell police Daqahlia ‘child marriage’ was based on Urfi contract

Police in the town of Belqas, Daqahlia, has summoned the members of two local families for questioning in connection with…
Rights groups condemn Dakahlia child marriage, push for legal action
Egypt

Rights groups condemn Dakahlia child marriage, push for legal action

Several groups defending child rights have condemned the marriage of a 12-year-old to a ten-year-old in Al-Maasara village, Dakahlia governorate…
Gharbiya child engagement ‘criminal’: Source
Egypt

Gharbiya child engagement ‘criminal’: Source

A report by Al-Masry Al-Youm about two minors who became engaged in Gharbiya, on Sunday, has resulted in a wide-scale reaction by…
Gharbiya family celebrates engagement of 9-year-old daughter
Egypt

Gharbiya family celebrates engagement of 9-year-old daughter

A family in Gharbiya celebrated the engagement of their nine-year-old daughter to her cousin on Sunday, among hundreds of well-wishers.  “It…
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