Maao said that in the Yazidi story, God rewarded this angel (which they believe was a spirit called Melek Tawûs) for his ...

IRBIL, Iraq -- A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its fighters in ...

Critics warn this could legalize child marriage since some interpretations of Islamic law, such as the Jaafari school followed by many Shiite religious authorities in Iraq, allow girls as young as ...

The potential consequences of child marriage were laid bare in a 2016 report by the United Nations Population Fund on the effects of child marriage in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, which ...

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.

A law has been passed in Iraq which has legalised the marriage of children as young as nine. Three controversial laws have been passed which give Islamic courts increased authority over family ...

Iraq’s parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women’s rights and permitted underage marriage.

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

Changes to Iraq’s Personal Status Law could allow girls as young as nine to get married. ... “I don’t want to call it marriage, because when a girl gets married at the age of 9 or 10, ...

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.