between supporters and opponents;
The hashtag "#marry me without a dowry" lit up social media platforms in Iraq, where the call was considered an attempt to reduce the costs of marriage and help with it, while others saw it as a negative for women's rights at a time when divorce rates were rising in the courts.
Legal expert Muhammad Juma'a said on his Twitter account, "Two out of every 5 marriages end in divorce in Iraq, according to statistics, so marriage without a dowry is the stupidest thing you can do now."
Juma'a added, "If he wants to marry without a dowry, ask him for an authorization of divorce (infallibility) that is proven by the marriage contract according to the law."
Two out of every five marriages end in divorce in Iraq, according to the statistics
. Therefore, marriage without a dowry is the stupidest thing you can do now
. If he wants to marry without a dowry, ask him for an authorization to divorce (infallibility) and prove the marriage contract according to the law
— Lawyer Muhammad Juma (@lawyer_mohamd) June 21, 2022
The activist Shahd Ali wrote on her Twitter account, "I am against the campaign to marry without a dowry. Providing a job and a suitable environment for this young man is much better than getting married and having children who cannot provide them with a suitable life. Their fate will be beggars in the streets, as is the case with many children in Iraq."
I am against the campaign to marry without a dowry. Providing a job and a suitable environment for this young man is much better than getting married and having children who cannot provide them with a suitable life. Their fate will be beggars in the streets, as is the case with many children in Iraq!!…#married without_dowry
— Shahad Ali (@shoso208) June 19, 2022
Blogger Samah commented, via her Twitter account, saying, "The dowry in Iraq ranges from two thousand dollars to 10 thousand dollars in the best case among the wealthy. The average accepted by the majority ranges from two thousand to four thousand dollars, and the Iraqi youth is a campaign worker and hashtag Marry me without a dowry."
Samah added, "Imagine, dear reader, a man who does not have two thousand dollars and wants to marry, open a house and leave a flock of beggars."
The dowry in Iraq ranges from two thousand dollars to 10 thousand dollars in the best case for the wealthy.
The usual average for the majority is 2 to 4 thousand, and the Iraqi youth have set up a campaign and the hashtag #Marry me_without_dowry.
Imagine, dear reader, a man who does not have two thousand dollars, wants to marry, open a house, and leave him a flock of beggars.
— Samah Fahmeh Feminism Wrong (@samabbas8989) June 20, 2022
And the Baghdad icon saw in a tweet on Twitter that the campaign is closer to ideal and that it is not valid on the ground, and stressed that the dowry from the front and back is a legitimate right of women that cannot be overlooked.
I am against the campaign to marry without a dowry. Providing a job and a suitable environment for this young man is much better than getting married and having children who cannot provide them with a suitable life. Their fate will be beggars in the streets, as is the case with many children in Iraq!!…#married without_dowry
— Shahad Ali (@shoso208) June 19, 2022
On the other hand, blogger Alia said through her Twitter account, "Personally, I have no problem with abolishing the dowry on the condition of complete equality between the sexes in terms of the right to divorce, guardianship of children, custody, abolishing the concept of the house of obedience and the right to discipline, and most importantly, canceling polygamy and equality in inheritance; then we They agree to abolish the dowry.”
Personally, I have no problem with abolishing the dowry on the condition of complete equality between the sexes in terms of the right to divorce, guardianship of children, custody, abolishing the concept of the house of obedience, the right to discipline, and most importantly, abolishing polygamy and equality in inheritance.
— Aliaa (@Aliaa36558296) June 21, 2022
A campaign on social networking sites #Marry me without a dowry on the basis of a solution to the issue of the increase in divorce. On the contrary, this campaign will increase the percentage of…
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On the other hand, activist Muhannad Jassim al-Kubaisi commented, through his Facebook account, saying, "A beautiful campaign was launched in Iraq, which married me without a dowry, to help young people marry in light of the difficult conditions experienced by the Iraqi youth."
The Asdaa University of Samarra page also praised the campaign.
It is noteworthy that Iraq is witnessing high divorce rates, which reached at the beginning of 2022 about 7,000 divorce cases, at a rate of 10 cases approximately every hour, according to a document issued by the Iraqi judiciary published by the Iraqi media.