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CHILD MARRIAGE: Child marriage is on the rise in the Middle East and North Africa, with the UN reporting that 40 million girls in the region are married before the age of 18, a problem that is worse in war-torn countries such as Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Sudan and Gaza.

Efforts to stop child marriage in the Middle East and North Africa region are facing many difficulties. Recently, Kuwait raised the minimum age of marriage to 18 years, despite this the problem is getting deeper in these countries. The reason for this is nothing but legal loopholes, social stereotypes and …

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