Iraq’s parliament is moving forward an amendment to the country’s Personal Status Law that would allow Iraqi religious authorities, rather than state law, to govern marriage and inheritance ...

Changes to Iraq’s Personal Status Law could allow girls as young as nine to get married.

A tribute to Bishop Thabet, a symbol of faith and resilience in Iraq's Christian community.

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal change also deprives women of rights to divorce, child custody and ...

Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases, but the changes passed Tuesday would let clerics rule according to their interpretation of Islamic law.

Amnesty International on Thursday called for Iraqi lawmakers to drop proposed amendments to the Personal Status Law in Iraq, which codifies the rules of marriage and family matters in the country. The ...

With Iraq considering lowering the marriage age for girls to nine, Newsweek looks at marriage and consent laws around the world.

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the interpretation of Islami… ...

Iraq's parliament sparked outrage on Tuesday after passing a series of controversial laws, including amendments to the country's personal status law that critics fear will effectively legalise ...

In Iraq, a bill could legalize child marriage Introduced in parliament by a coalition of Shiite conservative parties, an amendment to a longstanding progressive law could significantly roll back ...