Baghdad bridal market booms with legalization of child marriage
by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2025 Real World News General Iraqi civil law sets the minimum age for marriage at 18. But Iraq has instituted Ja’fari law, which allows marriage upon a girl reaching puberty (potentially as young as 9-years-old) Baghdad’s decision to institute Ja’fari law has led to a bridal market boom, a report […]