https://freerepublic.com/tag/marriageage/ en-us Mon, 24 Jun 2002 01:25:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/704787/posts TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's arbitrating body has approved a reformist law increasing the minimum marriage age from 9 to 13 for girls and from 14 to 15 for boys. The new law stipulates that marriage of girls under 13 and boys under 15 will require court permission, the government-run daily Iran reported on Sunday. It gave no further details. The law's approval is seen as a victory for Iran's reformists, who have sought to promote women's rights. The elected legislature passed a similar bill in August 2000, but the hard-line Guardian Council rejected it as contradicting Islamic sharia law.... Associated Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/704787/posts#comment Mon, 24 Jun 2002 01:25:42 GMT