Iraq Parliament pushes to legalize marriage for 9-year-old girls

The Iraqi parliament is currently reviewing a bill that, if passed, would legalize the marriage of girls as young as 9 years old for the first time. This proposal has sparked widespread opposition across Iraq.

The Guardian reported on Friday, August 9th, that this bill, which seeks to lower the legal marriage age for girls to 9, has caused significant controversy in the Iraqi parliament.

The controversial draft of this bill was proposed by Iraq’s Ministry of Justice and presented to the parliament.