The only girl in Ala's gang, a skinny, filthy child probably in her early teens, is clasping a full bottle.
The judge in the case defends his position.
And indeed the first few days seemed like a fairy tale to Rusul.
Although mutaa marriages are sanctioned by Shia clerics, it's seen as dishonourable - essentially prostitution - by many sectors of Iraqi society, both Shia and Sunni.