Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...

Efforts to end child marriage in Iraq are facing a serious threat, with the Iraqi Council of Representatives’ approval of amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law raising grave concerns that it risks ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...

A woman who kept Yazidi women and children as slaves in Raqqa, Syria, during the rule of the terror group ISIS was on Tuesday ...

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country's first ...

As a female veteran breaking barriers, Allison Kennedy encourages others facing their own battles to go after their dreams.

Iraq’s top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament ...

A court in Stockholm on Tuesday convicted a Swedish woman of genocide, crimes against humanity and gross war crimes committed in Syria in 2015 against women and children of the Yazidi religious ...

Women’s rights advocates argue that the changes ... the law with Islamic principles and reduce Western influence on Iraqi culture. Earlier versions of the measure were seen as potentially ...

Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are commonly used for contraception, but their long-term effects on oxidative stress, lipid profiles, and liver function remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate ...

Iraq's top court has temporarily suspended three controversial laws passed by the parliament, following allegations of an ...