Once again, Essebsi did not miss the opportunity to announce his intention to submit a legislative initiative against the provisions (Ahkam) of inheritance and marriage, justifying it as not of religion, and his speech was supported by the Ifta’!

As 2 million Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip enter their 11th year under the siege, their lives are becoming increasingly tragic. This includes extreme poverty, high unemployment, acute fuel shortages, continued power cuts, disruption of the sewage system, restrictions on travelling, as well as the disruption of the health system of the Gaza Strip and its near collapse, especially for the most vulnerable groups, especially children

On the 11th June, media sources reported quoting Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission that Afghan children are not safe and that over six million of them are living in critical conditions, affected daily by the ravage of war. On Wednesday, 31st May, a huge bomb exploded in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, killing and wounding over 500 people, including women and children.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the threat to the lives of 100,000 children on the western side of the city of Mosul, due to fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS. According to a report issued by the organization on Monday 5/6/2017, “An estimated 100,000 girls and boys remain in extremely dangerous conditions in the old city and other areas of west Mosul. Many are caught…