Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means that girls can be married based on perceived “maturity and ...

Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and critics are concerned the move may spark a rise in child marriages.

Baghdad — 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. The amendments ...

(Beirut) – After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women’s and girls’ rights to equality before ...

Former vice president Dick Cheney, a pivotal power player in 21st century America who led the United States into two foreign wars after 9/11 while advocating for warrantless domestic surveillance, ...

“My husband beats me every day, forces me to have sex with people in hotels and houses, and then brings me back home to do the same thing,” says Nada, a Syrian woman living in Iraq. “I have reached ...