Majority of Saudis support minimum marriage age

The majority of Saudis support the introduction of legislation preventing the marriage of young girls, the latest survey by YouGovSiraj has found.

hal mawthoo3 wayed eghithnee .. o wayed tanaqasht o tanajart ma3a nass ebsebat hal mawthoo3 .. telgahum mitshadedeen o ena bel islam e9eer .. bas lema ayeehum o awajeh-hum eb so'aal wa7ed .. ely ohoo ( tertha ena bentek om el 9 isneen tetzawaj wa7ed 3omra 30 or 50 ???

ok ..o tertha 3ala bentek ely 3omerha 20 en-ha tetzawaj wa7ed 3omra 60 ??? )

and all what ur gonna see/get is stuttering and stumbling words !!

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The online survey, conducted between January and February, found that 62 percent of respondents said a minimum age for marriage should be set for women in the kingdom.
Overall, 70 percent of people said they would support such legislation if it was introduced, of which 67 percent were men and 80 percent were women.

“There is no minimum age for marriage in Saudi Arabia. It is not uncommon for men in their 40s and 50s to marry girls as young as 10 with the agreement that the husband doesn’t consummate until the girl reaches puberty,” said Iman Annab, CEO of YouGov Siraj. ( ertefa3 thagh6ee walla )

Opposition to any proposed new laws exists with 28 percent of Saudis saying they were against a minimum marriage age.
“Creating a minimum age requirement for marriage could be a further step to not only protect women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, but also to promote more mature marriages which may potentially reduce the likelihood of divorce or dysfunctional marriages,” Annab added.
The survey consulted 887 people in Saudi Arabia, of which 681 were men and 206 were women. Interviews were split between 534 Saudi nationals and 353 expatriates.
The survey follows recent reports that the kingdom’s human rights commission has hired a lawyer to help a 12-year-old girl divorce her 80-year-old husband.( 7asbiyallah wani3ma elwakeel feeh o fee obooha ely retha ezawej-ha hal shaiba )
Activists see the divorce proceedings as a test case and hope it will lead to a ban on child marriages in the kingdom.