Iraqis protest proposed 'anti-women' amendment to personal status law - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

Aug 4, 2024

A woman walks holding a placard as activists demonstrate against female child marriages, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images) — A woman walks holding a placard as activists demonstrate against female child marriages, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

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