Fatwa in Kurdistan proposes substituting geese, turkeys for gold as mahr “The Sharia of God obliges men to give mahr to women, but it is not specified that it must be gold or silver only, but rather anything that has value,” Mohammed Penjweni, head of the Sulaimani Fatwa Committee, told The New Region on Saturday. News
What’s behind the increase in Iraqi men seeking Syrian wives? The trend of Iraqi men marrying Syrian women is evident, with 5,000 marriage contracts recorded in 2023 as per the Syrian Ambassador to Iraq, Sattam Jadaan al-Dandah. Features