{
  "id": 857242,
  "title": "‘Why funding mass marriages is government responsibility’ – Gumi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/why-funding-mass-marriages-is-government-responsibility-gumi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:26:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/14/why-funding-mass-marriages-is-government-responsibility-gumi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says it is the responsibility of the government to use public funds to support marriage arrangements in states operating under Shariah law. In a post on his Facebook page on Thursday, Gumi argued that governments in Shariah-governed societies have a duty to address social needs arising from the prohibition of […] ‘Why funding mass marriages is government…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}