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Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine

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Waitingforfriday75 · 09/11/2024 07:35

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/iraq-poised-to-lower-the-age-of-consent-for-girls-to-nine/

Posted here as it gets the most traffic. This is by far the worst news I’ve heard all year. Imagine at the age you were meant to start secondary school instead being forced to marry and have sex with an older man. Completely disgusting!!!

Iraq to lower the ‘age of consent’ for girls to nine

A new law proposed by ultra conservative Shia Muslim parties seeks to strip women and girls of their rights

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/iraq-poised-to-lower-the-age-of-consent-for-girls-to-nine

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Giggorata · 09/11/2024 07:47

Shameful.

Batmanisaplaceinturkey · 09/11/2024 07:47

wrongthinker · 09/11/2024 07:44

Fucking hell.

And women in Afghanistan not allowed to speak, even to one another.

The horrors of life for women and girls in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries hardly bears thinking about. Not sure what Western governments can do other than condemning these laws and giving their support to Israel.

70% of those killed in Gaza by Israel are women and children. Better off dead yeah?

Whatareyourpreferredchromosomes · 09/11/2024 07:47

FFS

DinosaurMunch · 09/11/2024 07:46

wrongthinker · 09/11/2024 07:44

Fucking hell.

And women in Afghanistan not allowed to speak, even to one another.

The horrors of life for women and girls in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries hardly bears thinking about. Not sure what Western governments can do other than condemning these laws and giving their support to Israel.

Er what? That's a bit of a reach. Plenty of Muslim countries are fine to live in. Even if they weren't, encouraging a war is not going to improve things for women and girls.

wrongthinker · 09/11/2024 07:44

Fucking hell.

And women in Afghanistan not allowed to speak, even to one another.

The horrors of life for women and girls in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries hardly bears thinking about. Not sure what Western governments can do other than condemning these laws and giving their support to Israel.

ObsidianTree · 09/11/2024 07:42

Disgusting. There is no consent about it. A 9 year old wouldn't be consenting at that age. Really horrible. Disgusting men and disgusting world.

Stretchedresources · 09/11/2024 07:41

It's absolutely sick. It looks like it's still in the proposal stage though.
Can't the UN do anything about this?

SillySeal · 09/11/2024 07:40

That is so, so sad and absolutely vile. Just disgusting!

Iwantmyoldnameback · 09/11/2024 07:40

The worst use of the word "consent" ever.

feathermucker · 09/11/2024 07:38

It's utterly horrific.