The Age of Consent in Iraq, which was previously fixed at eighteen year old, can now be influenced by religious leaders accord the beliefs of their various Islamic 'sects'.

"Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases. However, the changes passed on Tuesday would let clerics rule according to their interpretation of Islamic law, which some interpret to allow marriage of girls in their early teens - or as young as nine under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed by many shi-ite religious authorities in Iraq."
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/u...-just-34533628

As if that's not bead enough, they're now planning pass a general amnesty law to release males previously convicted of breaking the under 18 law.


I realise it's a touchy subject but any religion that allows... in fact actively encourages... sexual abuse of children as young as nine is, IMO, reprehensible.