{"id":2375,"date":"2019-03-08T19:11:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/just-a-reminder-demand-for-law-to-end-child-marriage\/"},"modified":"2019-03-08T19:11:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:11:28","slug":"just-a-reminder-demand-for-law-to-end-child-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nadafund.org\/2019\/03\/08\/just-a-reminder-demand-for-law-to-end-child-marriage.html","title":{"rendered":"Just a reminder > Demand for law to end child marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kE7hnoKPbEk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(3 Mar 2019) LEADIN:<br \/>\nFemale protesters have taken to the streets of Beirut to call for legislation to prevent marriage under the age of 18.<br \/>\nSTORYLINE:<br \/>\nDespite the rain, hundreds of women are marching in solidarity, armed with brollies and banners.<br \/>\nAs they walk through the streets they chant the slogan: &#8220;Different causes, shared anger.&#8221;<br \/>\nAt the moment there is no minimum age for marriage in Lebanon.<br \/>\nLawmaker, Paula Yacoubian says marriage under the age of 18 should not be accepted &#8220;economically, morally or on a humanitarian basis.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;They are getting rid of their girls (daughters) who then return to their family with bigger problems. 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