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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/iraq-poised-to-lower-the-age-of-consent-for-girls-to-nine/
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Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine
A new law proposed by ultra conservative Shia Muslim
parties seeks to strip women and girls of their rights
Lilia Sebouai
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Global Health Security, Iraq, Middle East, Marriage, Islam
07 November 2024 3:48pm GMT
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Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent
from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children.
The proposed legal change also deprives women of
rights to divorce, child custody and inheritance.
Iraq’s parliament, which is dominated by a coalition
of conservative Shia Muslim parties, is preparing to
vote through an amendment that would overturn the
country’s “personal status law”.
The legislation, also known as Law 188, was heralded
as one of the most progressive in the Middle East
when it was introduced in 1959 and provides an
overarching set of rules governing the affairs
of Iraqi families, regardless of their religious sect.
As well as bringing down the legal marriage age,
the amendment would also remove women’s rights
to divorce, child custody and inheritance.
A young Iraqi girl stands with Iraqi women in
traditional dress
The governing coalition says the move aligns with a
strict interpretation of Islamic law and is
intended to protect young girls from “immoral relationships”.
The second reading of the amendment to Law 188 was
passed on September 16.
It isn’t the first time Shia parties in Iraq have
tried to amend the personal status law – attempts to
change it failed in 2014 and 2017, largely due to a
backlash from Iraqi women.
But the coalition now has a large parliamentary
majority and is on the brink of pushing the amendment over
the line, said Dr Renad Mansour, a senior research fellow
at Chatham House.
“It’s the closest it’s ever been,” he told The Telegraph.
“It has more momentum than it’s ever had, primarily
because of the Shia parties,” he said.
“It’s not all Shia parties, it’s just the specific
ones that are empowered and are really pushing it.”
Dr Renad added that the proposed amendment was part of
a wider political move by Shia Islamist groups to
“consolidate their power” and regain legitimacy.
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