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Conference to raise awareness against child marriage
24-6-2019
Under the patronage of the minister of state for administration reform, May Shidiac, Zonta Club of Beirut organized on Saturday its 36th conference for Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon under the title, ‘No reason, no excuse, child marriage is child abuse’. The event is aimed at raising awareness against child marriage which deprives girls of their right in education, causing them depression and endorsing their stereotypical role in the household and the upbringing of children in line with patriarchal standards. On the occasion, Shidiac pointed out that the phenomenon of early marriage should be banned, as it directly relates to personal status laws that regrettably support the outright authority of males over the woman, wife in household matters and legitimize some unwanted doctrinal norms. Shidiac cited a UNICEF study which has shown that around 12 million girls under 18 are wed every year around the globe, noting that by 2030, the number will rise to 150 million. She explained that according to Girls not Brides campaign, some 28 girl minors get married every minute, at a rate of one girl every two seconds. The Arab world, Shidiac said, is not far from this, given the prevalent bigoted and unfair laws, concluding that the situation in Lebanon is no better, as there is no determined or set age for marriage governed by a unified civil code. (Al Mustaqbal, June 22, 2019)
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