Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Proponents of the changes, which were advocated by primarily ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Protesters gather to demonstrate against a proposed law to permit underage female marriage in Tahrir Square ...

Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in ...

Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in ...

Activists argue this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Intisar al-Mayali, a human rights activist and a member of the ...

The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights ...

Activists argue that this undermines Iraq's 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in ...

The site in the Iraqi capital holds great religious significance for Shiite Muslims as it hosts the shrine of Imam al-Kadhim, ...

The activists have argued that the legislation would undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. They also claimed that the law could now ...