Apparently 9-year-olds will be marriageable if the law gets through. Alarmism?
I've read that only about 1 or 3% of men actually take more than one wife in muslim countries (probably the 3% of people who can afford just about anything). Do you know of any cases personally? If you can actually marry a kid there, is it just "on paper" or would a man have the right to have sex at such a young age? Wouldn'd it be at least frowned upon?
A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband’s whim, provoking outrage from rights activists and many Iraqis who see it as a step backward for women’s rights.
Iraqi Bill to Legalize Child Marriage Criticized - TIME