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By Malak Khaled Iraq’s parliament passed three controversial laws on Tuesday, leading to public outcry and criticism from ...

Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and ...

A storm of reactions has erupted from lawmakers and organizations in Iraq following the passage of a law that allows child ...

The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.

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 ...

A law has been passed in Iraq that would legalise the marriage of children as young as nine.

For Shia Muslims, who make up a majority in the country, the lowest age of marriage for girls will be nine years old, while ...

The legislation passed amid a chaotic session on Tuesday, sparking fears over its negative impact on women’s rights, judicial integrity, and accountability.

Family matters - including marriage, divorce and inheritance - will now be under the control of Islamic courts, which some ...

The amendments to the countrys legislation are a long-standing demand of Shiite blocs and could legalize child marriage Iraqs ...

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