Iraqi women are worried about proposed changes to family law

The World

Women, activists and human rights advocates in Iraq say they are worried about a set of changes that the parliament is considering to family law. The new proposal would give religious authorities more power over marriage, divorce, inheritance and child custody. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

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