Even though the legal age for marriage was 18 in Iraq, the Girls Not Brides organization noted that individuals were able to marry at age 15 with judicial approval and a 2023 UN survey found that ...

IRBIL, Iraq — Shaimaa Saadoun is haunted by her memory of being forced into an abusive marriage to a 39-year-old man just after she turned 13. Her impoverished family near the southern Iraqi ...

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.

On Tuesday, Iraqi lawmakers passed amendments to the 1959 Personal Status Law that allow clerics to rule in family matters, such as marriage, according to their interpretation of Islamic law.

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.

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Iraq passes bill that critics say legalises child marriage. ... Shiite lawmakers, defend them as a means to align the law with Islamic principles and reduce Western influence on Iraqi culture. ...

A proposed amendment to Iraq's family legislation could "hand more power in family matters to clerics" and, alarmingly, "open the door for marriage to be legalised for children as young as nine ...

FILE- An Iraqi woman protests against a proposed law to permit underage female marriage in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, July 28, 2024. Rights groups and many Iraqi women fear the country's ...