{"id":1226,"date":"2017-09-13T18:12:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/the-fight-to-end-child-marriage-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2017-09-13T18:12:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T15:12:03","slug":"the-fight-to-end-child-marriage-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/2017\/09\/13\/the-fight-to-end-child-marriage-in-lebanon.html","title":{"rendered":"The fight to end child marriage in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O39Ax3_2KaQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Subscribe to France 24 now:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/f24.my\/youtubeEN<\/p>\n<p>FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24\/7<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/f24.my\/YTliveEN<\/p>\n<p>In Lebanon, there&#8217;s no legal minimum age for marriage. Some laws allow girls younger than 15 to marry. 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