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Afghan cleric arrested for marrying six-year-old girl

KABUL: An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the war-battered country.

Omaima Hoshan -The Syrian teenager fighting against child marriages

MAFRAQ: Morning creeps up on the Zaatari refugee camp, an ever-increasing settlement of Syrians who have fled the war across the border. Omaima Hoshan meets up with a group of young girls; some accompanied by their parents and then leads them to a makeshift workshop in the camp. The workshop organized is to help discourage the young girls from the custom of child marriage.

Aged 14 Swat's Hadiqa Bashir wins prestigious Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award

KENTUCKY: In recognition of her struggle to end child marriages, Swat's 14-year-old Hadiqa Bashir has been bestowed with the third Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award, ARY News reported.

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