"The youngest groom in Iraq" provokes anger and controversy .. Video
Social networking sites in Iraq were buzzing with the wedding of a child under 11 years old, east of Baghdad, amid anger due to the spread of early marriage and its negative effects on society.
The famous photographer Zuhair al-Atwani, who specializes in covering weddings and funerals, broadcast the wedding of the child Sajjad, a resident of the Baladiyat area, east of Baghdad, who was born in 2010, and his mother appeared with him in the video clip along with a large number of his relatives.
According to "Sky News Arabia", the child's mother justified her son's marriage at this age, saying: "I wanted to marry him when he was young so that I could be happy with his children before I die, and raise them with my own hands."
The child groom says, "Marriage is a beautiful thing. I am happy with marriage, and whoever does not marry is a loss."
The event sheds light on the marriage of minors in Iraq, especially in light of the statistics that speak of very high rates.
Social networking sites were filled with comments condemning such marriages, calling for an end to this phenomenon, which has begun to expand in recent years.
The personal status laws in Iraq provide for the registration of marriage for those who have completed the age of 15, provided that the court and the guardian agree as well. As for those who were under 15 years old, their marriage cannot be registered in court, which pushes families of child marriages to wait, or remain without registering the marriage in a way official, which doubles its repercussions and effects, especially in the event of having children.
Statistics indicate that "early marriage is one of the most important reasons for the high divorce rates, in addition to the difficult economic situation."
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