A video circulating on social media sparked controversy in Iraq, of an Iraqi child in a nightclub scattering money on a dancer, in an inappropriate way far from the innocence of children, amid denunciation of what tweeters described as "moral decline" and early childhood assassination in Iraq.

And the clip circulating on the platforms, which was monitored in a nightclub in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and it was said that the club is in the capital, Baghdad, as a security official told a press group on the WhatsApp application, showed a child of no more than 12 years old ascending the stage alongside a dancer, and then throwing Coins on it and dance with it.

The incident sparked disapproval among Iraqis, regarding what they described as attempts to strike at the basic structure of society and the family, by polluting the children's thoughts with behaviors that contradict religion, custom and morals, in addition to violating the right of children to learn and show their true talents, amid demands that the children's parents be held accountable, and hold them responsible for the resulting danger.

Bloggers and activists questioned the way in which the child was admitted to the night club, even if he was coming with his father or someone close to him, criticizing the lack of censorship in those places, and disregarding the laws that were set to determine the ages of those who go to nightclubs.

Meanwhile, activists circulated another video of another child and a similar incident, which they said was in a night club in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, in the north of the country, amid dissatisfaction with the spread of the phenomenon, which they said was alien to Iraqi society.

The assassination of childhood and


thrust it into the furnace of insolent nights, deterrence is missing, supervision is weak, and the father of the child pushes his son into the quagmire of deviation, practices that require careful consideration to reduce their danger, disgraceful behavior and a phenomenon that is rejected by custom, rejected by society, and held accountable by law.

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- Fadel Abu Ragheef (@fadhil_abu_ragh) January 1, 2023

The Iraqi researcher, Fadel Abu Ragheef, commented on his Twitter account, saying: "The assassination of childhood and its insertion into the furnace of dissolute nights, deterrence is missing and censorship is weak, and the father of the child pushes his son into the quagmire of deviation, practices that require standing carefully on them to reduce their danger, disgraceful behavior and a phenomenon that is rejected by custom and rejected by society." And they are held accountable by law.”

A video spreads of a 6-year-old scattering money in one of Baghdad's amusement parks. Is it possible that your perversion reaches the world of childhood and this decadence!


Bars and nightclubs used to prevent young people under the age of 21 from entering. Have these controls ended and children are allowed to enter infected places?


Who is responsible for this phenomenon, Minister of Interior?

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- Falah Al-Mashaal (@Falah_Almashal) January 1, 2023

The journalist, Falah Al-Mashaal, wrote on his Twitter account, "Is it possible that your deviation reached the world of childhood and with this degradation? Bars and nightclubs were preventing entry to young people under the age of 21. Have these controls ended and children are allowed to enter the affected places? Who is responsible for this phenomenon?" Minister of the Interior?

A child throws money at a dancer inside a nightclub in Baghdad


, and the blessings from your family and from the government that brought you to the raging places...


The most important question is how was the child allowed to enter such a place by the club's management?


Will the community police, child protection and human rights intervene to deter such manifestations? #Iraq pic.twitter.com/En3x6WgTHr

- Abdallah AL_BAYATI (@AbdallahAlbayat) January 2, 2023

Blogger Abdullah Al-Bayati said: "And the blessings of your family and the government that brought you to such a place. The most important question is how was the child allowed to enter such a place by the club's management? Will the community police, child protection and human rights intervene to deter such manifestations?"

As a result, Brigadier General Ghaleb Al-Attiyah, Director of the Community Police in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, demanded, through his Facebook account, to provide any information or details related to the child who appeared in the video, along with the name and address of the nightclub.

Why did the community police not move them to dozens of clips showing minors dancing in nightclubs as they did with this clip


, or is the work of minors dancing a case that does not need attention, research and punishment


because the judge is satisfied as it is said and because its protectors are thieves and because they lead this money-generating project so they turn a blind eye to it https: //t.co/SRmZtFKKMF

- Remove Sayab (@azalalsayab) January 1, 2023

The journalist, Azal Al-Sayyab, attacked the social police's action on the child's video at a time when it overlooked the phenomenon of the spread of underage girls in nightclubs in Iraq.

She said, "The community police were not moved by dozens of clips showing minors dancing in nightclubs as they did with this clip, or is the work of minors dancing a case that does not need attention, research and punishment because the judge is satisfied as it is said and because its protectors are thieves and because they lead this money-generating project that turns a blind eye." sight of him.”

1- The club must close and be fined for allowing a child under the age of 18 to enter.


2- The father must be punished for taking his son to this place that is not intended for children https://t.co/ZmgmzdMvsX

- Maithem Al Anbari (@maithem7) January 2, 2023