Minatullah Alobaidi
Minatullah Alobaidi holds a master’s degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, majoring in contemporary Arab studies with a focus on development and politics in the Middle East. Originally from Baghdad, Iraq, she earned her bachelor’s degree in international studies from the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. She has also served as a researcher and a consultant and has worked with international organizations IREX, Heartland Alliance International and the World Bank.
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The Child Brides of Iraq
A proposed amendment to Iraq’s laws would allow Shiite communities to govern marriage according to religious jurisprudence and threatens to normalize child marriage in the country. This looming rejection of human rights is notably a by-product of Iraq's sectarian political system, which emerged after the U.S. invasion in 2003.