Amnesty International has raised fears over the rights of women and girls ahead of a forthcoming parliamentary vote on a potential overhaul to Iraq’s Personal Status Law. Under the proposed amendments ...

Iraq’s decision to introduce the Ja’fari law in January means that girls can be married based on perceived “maturity and physical capacity.” Baghdad’s bridal industry has seen a massive boom since ...

A Washington state soldier has married the Iraqi woman he met and fell in love with while in Baghdad. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Associated Press Sabrina Carroll, 22, left, and her mother Lee O'Keefe, right, shop for a wedding band for Carroll's new husband, U.S. Army Pfc. Mike Carroll May 16, at Fairchild Air Force Base near ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Girls as young as nine could enter marriages under new measures being proposed in Iraq that could also see divorce protections for women revoked, human rights campaigners have warned. Amnesty ...