'No money, no marriage' sparks dueling social media campaigns - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

N.A. Hussein

N.A. Hussein

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The Let Her Stay Single campaign, whose logo is shown above, has sparked a debate over the cost of marriage and has led Egypt's religious authority to issue a statement in defense of the institution. — Facebook/5alehat3ns

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