Child marriage persists in Iraq as makeup artist works with teenage brides
In Baghdad, a makeup artist who opposes child marriage still applies cosmetics to 13-year-old brides on their wedding day.
Zahra Riadh Hamid, a beautician in Baghdad, says she is against child marriage but continues to style teenage brides. She prepares the eyes of girls as young as thirteen for their ceremonies, noting that the women she works with are not children. The practice of marrying girls under the legal age remains common in parts of Iraq.
Why it matters
It shows how entrenched child marriage remains in Iraq despite growing criticism.
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