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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Islamic leaders Monday banned youthful Somalis from marrying without the consent of their parents, saying such unions violate Islam.
"It is against the teaching of our religion and parents do not approve of it," said Sheik Mahad Mohamed Sheik Hassan, chairman of the regional Islamic court in Wanlawien.
The edict was the latest step to impose strict religious rule as this chaotic nation emerges from more than a decade of anarchy.
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