Name: Iraq Mulls Legalising Child Marriage | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Uploaded: 2024-08-10T11:51:08+05:30
Duration: T00H00M55S
Description: Iraq's parliament is considering a bill that would put personal laws in the control of religious jurists and thereby allow girls as young as 9 years old to get married. The bill is part of a larger trend where hardliners try to boost their religious credentials by limiting women's rights. Palki Sharma tells you why it's time to call out this false religious bravado.

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Iraq's parliament is considering a bill that would put personal laws in the control of religious jurists and thereby allow girls as young as 9 years old to get married. The bill is part of a larger trend where hardliners try to boost their religious credentials by limiting women's rights. Palki Sharma tells you why it's time to call out this false religious bravado.


Iraq Mulls Legalising Child Marriage | Vantage with Palki Sharma

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