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Marriage of Minors Persists in Morocco While the Reform of the Family Code Is Delayed

Summary by El Pais
The attempt to marry a 14-year-old girl with an adult man shook Moroccan society last week, after images of traditional (legally worthless) betrothed on social networks in a village in Kenitra province, north of Rabat. Paralysed after a complaint by the Federation of the League of Women’s Rights, the rural wedding celebrated by the Fatiha rite (the simple reading of a verse from the Koran) shows the persistence of marriages of children under 18 …

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Marriage of Minors Persists in Morocco While the Reform of the Family Code Is Delayed

The attempt to marry a 14-year-old girl with an adult man shook Moroccan society last week, after images of traditional (legally worthless) betrothed on social networks in a village in Kenitra province, north of Rabat. Paralysed after a complaint by the Federation of the League of Women’s Rights, the rural wedding celebrated by the Fatiha rite (the simple reading of a verse from the Koran) shows the persistence of marriages of children under 18 …

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El Pais broke the news in Spain on Monday, November 17, 2025.
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