‘Angry Muslim father’ writes open letter to Wan Azizah over child bride issue


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 02 Aug 2018

PETALING JAYA: The 40-year-old Muslim father who started an online petition asking for child marriages to be outlawed has written a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister over her lack of action.

Umran Kadir, a Malaysian who is based in the United Kingdom, said his petition on change.org has received nearly 22,000 signatures since he initiated it on July 11 (July 12 Malaysian time).

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