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Of these, 1 in 5, or 23 million, boys were married before the age of 15. According to the data, the Central African Republic has the highest prevalence of child marriage among males (28%), followed by Nicaragua (19%) and Madagascar (13%).
In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters, giving males higher social status, because males were physically stronger, and could perform farming tasks more effectively.
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) (Indonesian: Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak, abbreviated Kemen PPPA) of the Republic of Indonesia, formerly the Ministry of Women's Empowerment of the Republic of Indonesia, is a government ministry responsible for the rights and welfare of women and children of Indonesia.
Peninsular Orang Asli and Sarawakian Bumiputra use the Malay word anak ('child of') to form their patronymics regardless of an individual's sex, for example, Sagong anak Tasi. However, most of the new generation indigenous people in Sabah and Sarawak who live in town areas and who practice Christianity as a religion, tend to have a Christian ...
Dramatic video shows the moment a diverted American Airlines flight was escorted by Italian fighter jets due to a "security concern.". A spokesperson for the airline told Fox News Digital that AA ...
Siti Nurhaliza was born on 11 January 1979, in Berek Polis (police barrack) Kampung Awah in Temerloh, Pahang, Malaysia.She is the fourth child in a family of seven siblings born to housewife Siti Salmah Bachik and police officer Tarudin Ismail.
The association is divided in six section according to age: [2] Pandu Puteri Kelip-Kelip (Firefly Guides) - ages 4 to 8; Pandu Puteri Tunas (Brownie Guides) - ages 9 to 12; Pandu Puteri Remaja (Junior Guides) - ages 13 to 15
He has been married 4 times which are: [3] Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Salma binti Pengiran Anak Muhammad Salleh (14 July 1971–1981), Dayang Hajjah Siti Ruhaizah binti Ibrahim (20 February 1982–1986), Hajah Mazuin binti Hamzah (11 February 1987–2003) and Pengiran Bini Hajah Faizah binti Dato' Haji Nasir (since 1999). [13]