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.
09-01-2014, 06:50 PM
Leba**n plans law to stem growing child marriage trend
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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