“Women in Beirut marched against child marriage”
“Hundreds of activists protested against the practice of child marriage in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday. The protesters are demanding that parliament amends the law so that marriage is not allowed for persons under the age of 18 years. Today, gifts to children as young as 14 years), affects mostly girls.”
“the Reason is that some of the groups – both christian and muslim – believe that it can be carried out in accordance with their faith.”
“Mostly women participated in the rally that marched towards the parliament. Even some members of parliament joined the protesters.”
” I hope my daughter does not get married early and she completes school. I hope she doesn’t marry before she turns 22, ” said Abir Abd al-Razaq, who himself was married as a 14-year-old.”
“the Protest was carried out at the same time that a bill shall be dealt with in parliament, where a minimum age of 18 years is proposed as the minimum age for marriage.”
“Lebanon has no national legislation on marriage or divorce rates, the are regulated by the country’s 18 different religious groups.”
