All posts tagged "child marriage"

When Dutch documentary filmmakers Joop Van Wijk and Hillie Molenaar visited Egypt’s rural regions in 1981, they...

Under the guidance of Mostafa Madbouli, the Egyptian Prime Minister, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a...

A few days ago, while I was walking along the Nile Corniche, a cheerful-looking old man dressed...

Egyptian women are engaged in endless battles that surface on all levels of society: From a wave...

Egyptian Member of Parliament and Head of the Defense and National Security Committee in the House of...

A father in Al-Sharqiya governorate was accused of forcing his 13-year-old daughter Fatima into marriage and was...

  Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council, the top advisory body to the government, released a statement on its...

Egypt’s National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) released a statement on Monday declaring its success in...

Earlier this week, 17-year-old Egyptian bride who reportedly escaped from her 37-year-old Saudi husband on the first...

The National Population Council is set to finalize a new legislation that criminalizes child marriage, the minister...

In a renewed attempt to raise awareness about the prevalence of child marriages in Lebanon, nongovernmental organization...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree to comply with the African Charter on...

Fifteen percent of all marriages in Egypt are child marriages, announced Egypt’s Minister of Population Hala Youssef...

In communities where poverty and illiteracy are rife, you invariably see girls under the age of eighteen...