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Faris Sabbah draws parallels between his childhood under Saddam Hussein and current government immigration crackdowns.
A new law in Pakistan that sets the legal age for marriage at 18 — applying only to the capital Islamabad territory.
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RA 11596 bans Islamic child marriages
Dear PAO, I have read in the newspapers that we now have a law which prohibits child marriages. Is the law applicable to ...
New Child Marriage Law in Pakistan Marks Progress, But Cultural and Legal Hurdles Remain. Report by Hannah Chowdhry ...
Banning child marriage is un-Islamic, Pakistan’s government was told after setting 18 as the minimum age to marry. Its Child Marriage Restraint Bill, unanimously passed by both houses of the country’s ...
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.
Newsweek contacted Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment via email outside normal business hours. Opponents to the amendments say they effectively legalize child marriage in Iraq and mark ...
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 ...
Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The ...