Newyork Times
| 6 months ago
The marriage of a 12-year-old Malaysian girl has outraged advocates for children and women, who called Monday for a ban on child marriage. The girl, Nor Fazira Saad, married her boyfriend, Mohammad Fahmi Alias, 19, on Nov. 17 and the groom's family...
Inquirer.net
| 6 months ago
Malaysian activists on Friday slammed the wedding of a 12-year-old to her 19-year-old boyfriend, renewing their calls for the government to outlaw child marriages. Nur Fazira Saad and Fahmi Alias married last week in northern Kedah state after the...
The Star
| 6 months ago
A villager has agreed to the marriage of his 12-year-old daughter to a 19-year-old youth, saying that they should not be involved in illicit acts. Saad Mustafa said he had put a lot of thought into his young daughter's marriage and the responsibility...