Sixth and Seventh Legal Awareness-Raising Sessions Held for Islamic Religious Leaders in Duhok and Zakho

With the aim of preventing early marriage, and within the framework of the project “Preventing Marriage Under the Age of 18 in the Kurdistan Region,” implemented by the Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with the support of the Regional Development and Protection Program (RDPP), the sixth and seventh legal awareness-raising sessions were held for more than 50 Islamic religious scholars from Duhok and the Zakho Independent Administration.
The sessions were attended by the Directors of Endowment Affairs in Duhok and Zakho, as well as the representatives of the Duhok and Zakho branches of the Kurdistan Islamic Scholars Union. During the sessions, welcome remarks, an overview of the project, and an introduction to the 10 legal awareness-raising sessions being conducted for Islamic religious scholars across the governorates and independent administrations of the Kurdistan Region were presented by the Project Manager, Mr. Awder Anwar Karim. The sessions also highlighted the important role and impact of such awareness-raising activities in contributing to the reduction of child marriage rates in the Kurdistan Region.