Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it will fuel rape and child abuse. Lawmakers in Iraq are proposing amendments to the country’s Personal Status Law that could ...

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 ...

Iraq poised to legalize marriage for girls as young as 9 April 10, 2014 More than 11 years ago A schoolgirl in front of a banner for the Jaafari Personal Status Law in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 14.

Iraq: Court hearing resumes on marriage of 12-year-old girl. Despite the furore surrounding the case, legal scholars say many other child-marriage situations do not get the same level of attention.

Iraq's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine.. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...

With violence down, Iraq's capital is witnessing a surge in grand wedding bashes. Marko Drobnjakovic / AP April 21, 2009, 7:47 PM EDT / Source : The Associated Press ...

Iraq would not be the first country to introduce a law to allow its citizens to get married below the age of 16. Here are some of the laws from around the world . What is the law in England and Wales?

Debbie Elliott discusses the week's Iraq-related news, and the issue of gay marriage, with three newspaper editors: Bob Kittle of The San Diego Union-Tribune, David Haynes of The Milwaukee Journal ...

Proposals that would legalize the marriage of nine-year-old Iraqi girls are unlikely to become law, but indicate the growing role of religion in a country some fear is going down the path of ...

Iraq has passed a sweeping anti-LGBT+ law that criminalises same-sex relationships and could see gay people sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if convicted.. The law, which was passed by Iraq ...