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2024-11-12 08:26:30 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FC9F1A78FFF4249AD17D7280BD96A804912C75682711B7DB48B2F4EA0BE1F005
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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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