women over and over again who were victims of the these abusers. >> narrator: correspondent nawal al-maghafitrade". ♪ >> nawal al-maghafi: i'm in kadhimiya, central baghdad-- one of shia islam's most important pilgrimage sites. millions visit this holy shrine, and many coues come here to get married. just walking around the shopping arcade across from the main rine, i've come across multiple marriage offices. we've come here because of irincreasing concerns amoni shias that some clerics are abusing an ancient marriage practice to exploit women and girls. it's called "muta'ah" or "munqata"-- pleasure or temporary marriage-- and itfo allows a man to paa short-term wife. i have to be discreet filming this, but we're re to investigate allegations that some of the clerics here aremi groo women, and even actingps like pim ♪ there are no reliable statistics about how often this custom is actually used today. it's illegal under iraqi law. but some clerics say there are occasions when it's appropriate. this is cleric faris al-mousawi. he runs a marriage office in sadr city, another shia area of badad