child marriage
Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16
Society
January 4, 2018
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
December 1, 2017
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
October 17, 2017
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
October 11, 2017
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
October 3, 2017
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
May 28, 2017
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
July 25, 2016
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
July 24, 2016
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
September 15, 2015
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
September 14, 2015
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…