Elissa Slotkin defeated GOP former Rep. Mike Rogers in the race for Michigan’s open Senate seat, per NBC News. It helped that ...

BAGHDAD — She was just 11 when she was sold into wedlock with a man 36 years her senior. In the nine years since, she said she has been raped, beaten, divorced and returned to her family, who ...

Iraq's parliament today passed several laws that critics say will effectively legalise child marriage for girls as young as nine. The amendments to Iraq's personal status law will give Islamic ...

The results of Iraq’s 2024 General Population Census, announced by the Iraqi Ministry of Planning on February 24, 2025, offer ...

In this episode of Unfinished Stories, Hevidar Ahmed travels around Iraq to explore the impact of a recently-passed amendment ...

Iraq’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday that critics say would effectively legalise child marriage with girls as young as nine. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over ...

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...

Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage. The parliament said on its website ...

Iraq reported that the region's population has reached more than 46 million on Monday, a small raise from the initial number ...

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