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The programme is rights-based, not charity-based.

— Maryam Uwais

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Child marriage is the worst form of violence against the girl-child.

If we do not invest in our children, we are investing in our future failure.

People are used to using programmes like this for political patronage, but the administration is determined to give everybody an opportunity.

Allah commands that humans observe ihsan (excellence in goodness). Community standards and culture cannot be a substitute for ethics, compassion and virtue.

The beneficiaries were not really the poorest. A lot of them were selected in a manner that was not transparent.

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