Media reports of the ‘engagement’ of two Egyptian children, a 7-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, have sparked uproar for what could potentially be among the youngest victims of child marriage.
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, Al Arabiya reported
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 $1,000 was paid to the girl’s family with the agreement that both children would wed when they reached legal age.
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