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A sick newly proposed age of consent law would allow old men in Iraq to marry children as young as nine years old, and "legalise child rape" activists claim.

Ultra-conservative Shia Muslim parties have launched a bid to pass a new law that would slash the existing age of consent in the pariah nation in half from the existing limit of 18. The changes, proposed by the dominant Shia coalition, would peel back the national "personal status law".

Replacing the major legislation, also known as Law 188, would further roll back women's rights, depriving them of the ability to divorce their partners, have custody for their children, and their inheritance. The latest proposals, initially announced in August 2024, would see one of the most progressive laws in the Middle East fully repealed, and has sparked outrage among women's rights activists.

The law passed its second reading in Iraq's parliament on September 16, and the government has claimed the move would align the country's governance closer to the strict interpretation of Islamic law. Sensationally, the government has even argued it would protect young girls from "immoral relationships".

Activists, who were able to defeat attempts to pass similar laws in 2014 and 2017, are urgently attempting to thwart the latest bid. Raya Faiq, the coordinator for a coalition of groups mounting a challenge to the potential law change, said the proposals were a "catastrophe for women" as Iraqi MPs joined her efforts in August.

The new law would repeal one of the most progressive pieces of legislation in the Middle East

She told The Guardian that the new law would allow her son-in-law to marry off potential granddaughter as a child. She said: "This is a catastrophe for women. My husband and my family oppose child marriage. But imagine if my daughter gets married and my daughter’s husband wants to marry off my granddaughter as a child."
"The new law would allow him to do so. I would not be allowed to object. This law legalises child rape." While previous efforts have successfully routed the law, the latest attempt seems set to pass, with the ruling coalition currently enjoying a large parliamentary majority.

Dr Renad Mansour, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, said the latest effort is the "closest it's ever been", adding that Shia parties have given the bill the most momentum it has had in years. He told the Daily Telegraph: "It’s the closest it’s ever been. It has more momentum than it’s ever had, primarily because of the Shia parties."

But Dr Mansour added that not every Shia party is keen to push the law through, stating that only "specific ones" are "empowered and are really pushing it". The researcher claimed that the religious sides of these parties are bidding to "to try and regain some of the ideological legitimacy that has been waning over the last few years" and stay in power.

psucc:
Our brothers will love this news development. Our Senators from the north will want to replicate this modern development while such children's education is Haram.

It's a crime in some climes to be born a female.

naijapikin2:
This religion really suppresses the rights of women. They just want to give men the leeway to arbitrarily rape minors in the name of marriage. But why is this religion so hell bent on sex control/ enticing issues?!?

They still have not run out of virgin's for martyrs.

A religion of moral laxity.
Mohammed must have been a. love-vendor., 😎

Samfloxin:
Islamabad

bewla:
no sense in all your sentences

HitSong:
What was the age of consent general in Europe 100 years ago = 9

Botragelad:
It might not make any sense to terrorists and their supporters who prey on children and justify it with their religious book!

Botragelad:
You mean Islam is 100 years behind civilization? 😂

Europe is not a country, you have to be specific. About 100 years ago, the age of consent in any part of Europe wasn't even 9. Not a single country, I doubt it. You failed in your propaganda again. Lol

HitSong:
It doesn't matter

bewla:
That reminds me at what age Herod, married can you tell us when marry had esu that you mumu call Jesus
Go and do research
Fund when the word j was add to us name to fashioniz the name

Ask what age marry was

Come back and tell in us mumu like you

Botragelad:
Speak proper English!

Botragelad:
Ooh it does when you think pedophilia is normal! 🤷‍♂️

HitSong:
Was your gay pedophilēs bishops, homosexual reverends etc didn't think of normalcy?

Botragelad:
Source;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/iraq-slashes-legal-age-consent-34067801

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Botragelad:
It's disgusting that some folks in Iraq continues to justify and try to promote the exploitation of young girls to Satisfy their urge, particularly in the name of Islamic practices and back it up with their religious book. How can anyone in their right mind condone child marriage? The fact that they use their religious texts to justify such atrocities and hide behind their faith makes condemnation even more challenging for those who wish to do so.

Now, this is is a critical women's rights issue that everyone should be talking about- children who aren't emotionally or physically mature are being taken advantage of.
Unfortunately, These set of primitive people are littered all over the word spreading their barbaric practice and raping children in the UK and beyond.

Rather than the likes of God1000 and other online woke liberals to focus on important issues like this, and condemn such terrorist ideologies/ stand against oppressive laws, he/ they spends his /their time supporting Terrorists clamoring for a country that never existed and insulting Trump.

Regardless of where you are, please resist Islamic rule and uphold human rights. Rejectim any barbaric laws that have no place in a civilized society.

Macphenson:
This religion called Islam eeee!!! All these so that a 70 years old man can be knacking a 9 year old girl.
What a cursed religion.

HitSong:
Age of consent in Europe and the Catholic church shifted from 6 to 9 in the past 300 to 100 years ago.

Now that's between 14 to 18, hypocrites will say it's absurd and evil that iraq is doing this.