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COVID-19 sparks pandemic of underage marriage in Jordan

  • Sharia courts grant nearly 8,000 marriages in 2020 involving girls under the age of 18
  • Campaigners call for a change in the law that allows exceptions for adolescents
By Raed Omari ·

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