PETALING JAYA: Sisters in Islam (SIS) has described Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pic) as “irresponsible” for her comments that no criminal element had been proven when it came to the issue of child marriage and the sexual grooming of children. “The Pakatan Harapan government needs to explain what is being done to compel the seven states that refuse to cooperate. SIS added that the al-Azhar, considered by Sunni Muslims to be the highest authority of Islamic jurisprudence, issued a fatwa against child marriage in June this year. “Malaysia’s neighbours Thailand and Indonesia legally banned child marriage in December 2018 and September 2019 respectively. “Other Muslim-majority countries that have banned child marriage are Egypt, Kenya, Pakistan, Iraq and Jordan.

Source: The Star November 19, 2019 10:30 UTC