Outrage as photos emerge of Egyptian children ‘engaged to be married’

Home Panorama Outrage as photos emerge of Egyptian children ‘engaged to be married’ 07-01-2017 04:09 PM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - News of the ‘engagement’ of two Egyptian children – announced by the seven-year-old boy's father - has sparked uproar for what could potentially be among the youngest victims of child marriage. The issue of forcing young children into engagement or marriage is an ongoing problem in Egypt as the government claims it is to enforce harsh penalties to counter the practice. The engagement ceremony photos of Zain, a 7-year-old second grader, and his 4–year-old cousin Faridah hit the internet by storm and provoked a debate on social media over the ‘rights’ and wrongs of the practice. According to some tweets from sources close to the children's family in the al-Qalyubia province, Faridah’s father selected his nephew as the future husband for his daughter as an “incentive for excelling academically at school,” a decision that apparently received the backing of the family. According to other sources, a dowry of $,1000 (18,000 EGP) was paid to the girl’s family with the agreement that both children would wed when they reached legal age. *Al Arabiya

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Outrage as photos emerge of Egyptian children ‘engaged to be married’

07-01-2017 04:09 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - News of the ‘engagement’ of two Egyptian children – announced by the seven-year-old boy's father - has sparked uproar for what could potentially be among the youngest victims of child marriage.

The issue of forcing young children into engagement or marriage is an ongoing problem in Egypt as the government claims it is to enforce harsh penalties to counter the practice.

The engagement ceremony photos of Zain, a 7-year-old second grader, and his 4–year-old cousin Faridah hit the internet by storm and provoked a debate on social media over the ‘rights’ and wrongs of the practice.

According to some tweets from sources close to the children's family in the al-Qalyubia province, Faridah’s father selected his nephew as the future husband for his daughter as an “incentive for excelling academically at school,” a decision that apparently received the backing of the family.

According to other sources, a dowry of $,1000 (18,000 EGP) was paid to the girl’s family with the agreement that both children would wed when they reached legal age.

*Al Arabiya

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