Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep ...

Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups ...

Iraq's parliament has passed a controversial set of amendments to its civil status law, effectively legalising child marriage ...

Iraq’s proposal to lower the legal marriage age for girls to as young as 9 isn’t about protection—it’s about controlling and ...

A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge t Legislature to reject a proposal to allow 17-year-olds to marry if one member of the couple is active-duty military. The bill ...

Currently, the minimum age for a girl's marriage is 18, but the proposed changes to the law would give more power to clerics ...

The proposed amendments would let people choose between religious or state regulations for family matters, such as marriage, inheritance, divorce and child custody. Critics fear the move could ...

With regard to Sinan Mahmoud's report Iraq revises law to allow girls to be married at 15 (January 21): At one point Iraq was one of the most progressive countries in the Arab world, with a highly ...