Islam has been a crucial factor the formation of modern Iraq, from the Kingdom of Iraq until the End of the Saddam Hussein Regime and beyond to present day under the New Iraqi Constitution.

This section of the profile covers the key constitutional debates as well as discusses ways in which Islam is considered as a source of legislation in the present Iraqi constitution. The section also discusses some implications of the new constitution for women’s rights and for religious minorities.

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• From the Kingdom of Iraq until the End of the Saddam Hussein Regime
• The New Iraqi Constitution
• Controversy over the Constitution
• Islam as a Source of Legislation
• Implications of the New Constitution for Women’s Rights
• Religious Minorities