12 years Old Egyptian Boy Engaged To His 11 Years Old Cousin With Father's Blessing

        

An 12-year-old boy will marry his cousin, 11, after the groom-to-be's father gave the couple's engagement his blessing. While family and friends celebrated Nasser Hassan's eldest son's lavish wedding, the father decided to 'double the joy' in Egypt by announcing the engagement. 


Egyptian law prohibits marriages for anyone under 18 and the decision for Omar, 12, and Gharam, 11, to marry has sparked outrage among activists.The father told Egypt's Al Watan newspaper there was 'nothing inappropriate' about the couple, adding that it was only 'an engagement, not a marriage'.