‘Tackle child marriages among non-Muslims too’


  • Nation
  • Monday, 15 Jul 2019

PETALING JAYA: Women’s groups and academicians want the government to seriously look into the rising number of child marriages among non-Muslims in the country, saying that the previous debate had focused too much on Muslims.

“The rise of child marriages among non-Muslims is perhaps due to urban poverty and the lack of comprehensive sex education.

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