msquebanh,
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#Malaysia's #Assam state has scrapped an 89 yr old law allowing marriage involving #underage #Muslims, against opposition from leaders of minority community who called the plan an attempt to polarise voters on religious lines ahead of elections.

Assam, which has thighest percentage of Muslims among #Indian states at 34%, has previously said it wants to implement uniform #CivilLaws for marriage, divorce, adoption & inheritance.

https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/02/26/no-more-child-marriages

#ChildMarriage #TootSEA #ChildrensRights

tkinias,
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@msquebanh
Hoo boy, things get really complicated when a government does the right thing (preventing child marriage) for a very bad reason (far-right anti-Muslim culture war).

msquebanh,
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@tkinias Church & state mixing has never resulted in good things for citizens.

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