Maao said that in the Yazidi story, God rewarded this angel (which they believe was a spirit called Melek Tawûs) for his ...

Iraq’s top court will resume work after nine judges returned following the retirement of its president. The Supreme Judicial ...

The chaos in U.S. media in regards to foreign policy reporting is uncovering troubling national attitudes and errors.

I received an email from the Detroit Free Press at 8:09 a.m. with the subject line, “U.S. Bombs Iraq.” At 8:11 a.m., I ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February 17, 2025, violates women's and girls' rights to equality before the ...

Headline Jan 24, 2025 Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups say will legalize “child rape” in Iraq.

Child marriage has been a prevalent issue in Iraq. A 2023 U.N. survey found that between 2015 and 2021, 28 percent of girls were married before they turned 18.

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 Islami… ...

This includes marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists say this undermines Iraq's 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and brought in safeguards for women.