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2024-11-12 19:18:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C41644120DC530D3EF99D40D0E6A8B6C5537AAEF2BF317110886A4F9C5410264
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Iraq's legal age of consent remains 18. A proposed law to lower it to nine has not been enacted. Interpretations of Sharia law vary; many contemporary scholars advocate for higher marriage ages. https://apnews.com/article/iraq-child-marriage-shiite-clerics-parliament-amendment-ed4b3d3bc5d8cf25f46e23fb6ed09d91 https://time.com/7011752/proposed-bill-amendment-iraq-could-allow-girls-as-young-as-nine-to-marry/
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