Iraq Proposes Bill Allowing 9-year-old Girls to be Married | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Iraq Proposes Bill Allowing 9-year-old Girls to be Married | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Iraq's parliament is considering a bill that would put personal laws in the control of religious jurists and thereby allow girls as young as 9 years old to get married. The bill is part of a larger trend where hardliners try to boost their religious credentials by limiting women's rights. Palki Sharma tells you why it's time to call out this false religious bravado.

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[Mike-hrpc]

Any culture that voluntarily takes away the innocence of children is purely horrific and will never have my respect.

[theronaldophotography]

This practice is killing a child's right to be a child.. sickening.

[felixthecat]

This is why people are disgusted and turned off by the Islamic right.

[abigailakkarthigesu]

This is child sexual abused. 9 years old is just a kid who wants to play and goes to school.
This is child rape.😢

[ishwarmore]

Imagine Islamic fathers who are allowing such things. How cruel you have to be in the name of religion.

[ccurrie]

IN a CIVILISED world there would be no such thing as CHILD marriage. A child needs a childhood and not to be sexually exploited. Absolutely HORRIFYING.

[brydon]

Child and marriage shouldn't be in the same phrase.

[mariemerimuluka]

The unfortunate part regarding this is that the men who want to marry the 9-year-olds are not even teens, they are 30-plus years old.

[premdivyagahlot]

Congratulations, Iraq, for going back to Stone Age.

[patriciazandilencube]

In other words, paedophilia is allowed in this country.
When l was 9, l was literally still watching cartoons, playing outside games, climbing trees, and working at getting good grades at school. I was not taking care of my husband and children, cooking, cleaning, and wondering how to pay bills. This isn't normal in any sensible 21st century society.

[JanetSherrod]

This is absolutely sick for grown men to marry a child!

[goodmorning]

I had a very good friend here in India, Pune, he is a Muslim, we attended his wedding as well, and then we found out he married an underage girl about 15-year-old and he is 33-year-old. We all stopped responding to his calls, friendship is over. I don't want to associate myself with those kinds of people.

[ananya]

If any mother or father allows their daughter to get married at 9, then they are the worst of the worst

[Penguinwithaknife]

Muslims : "wHy dO pEopLE hATe iSLam😢"
Also muslims -

[AyeshaAmin-ch]

Should not be allowed. A nine year old is a child !! Disgusting!

[jija]

Who would marry a 9 year old it's disgusting and sickening 🤮

[Lynnie]

Madness, a girl of 9 is still growing and learning and not emotionally mature for marriage. It's Child Abuse and Molestation at its best.
Lock the Men up who do this to Children, its

[teacup]

When I was eight years old, I learned about Muhammad marrying a child. I asked my mother if this was true and she said it was I was horrified and terrified because I turned nine the next year. The idea of having to deal with a full grown man as a little girl Was horrifying. I have never forgotten that. I was so grateful that I lived in a free and Christian country.

[danasinger]

These are predators in disguise in the name of religion. How sick can one be!!!

[PeaceIslamic-pntf]

Doesn’t matter which country, child marriage should be banned