#minors marriage
An Imam in Egypt's al-Mahalla al-Kobra governorate was referred to the administrative prosecution authority, then to an urgent trial, on charges of marrying off at least 27 minor girls. The Imam was referred to an urgent trial for allowing the marriages of minor girls in a clear violation of the Egyptian law, which prohibits marriages under the age of 18. "The case reached the administrative prosecution authority after a mother had filed a complaint against the Imam who she said had married off her…
