Leba**n plans law to stem growing child marriage trend

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https://s3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kw4LhT8kCSUg5_dlQL0hAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/a043986ee53301cf2fe95c1abf5028abf4670b07.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/leba**n-plans-law-stem-growing-child-marriage-trend-134303409.html)At 13, Samiha left school and the home she shared with 10 people near Baalbek in eastern Leba**n to live in a tent with her new husband, a 41-year-old tradesman. Both she and her husband hail from the town of Qusayr, just across the border in Syria, part of a massive influx of refugees into Leba**n since the war there started. There are ** official statistics on child marriage in Leba**n, but it takes place in several rural areas in the country and has risen with the influx of Syrian refugees, experts say. **w, Leba**n is trying to tackle the problem with legislation that would give civil authorities a role in an area that is usually the preserve of clerics.




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