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Iraq 's parliament is considering changes that would give religious authorities more power over family law.
The push for the changes comes mainly from powerful Shiite Muslim political factions backed by religious leaders.
Many Iraqi women have reacted with horror, holding protests outside parliament and campaigning against the changes.
Some clerics interpret Shariah to allow marriage of girls in their early teens or as young as 9 under Jaafari school of Islamic law.
Most Iraqis sympathize with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip .
Many see statements about human rights by the U.S. and others as hypocritical because of their support of Israel ’s campaign in Gaza .
The most vocal opponents of the changes are Iraqi women, Human Rights Watch says.
Shiite parties are more unified behind the changes.
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