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Female Aid Workers in Iraq Growing More Fearful

By Dana Smillie ● Uncategorized ● September 17, 2004

After the most recent kidnappings of aid workers in Iraq, female staff members of humanitarian organizations, such as Women for Women International, are experiencing growing apprehension about their own safety.

Women in Iraq Seize Political Opportunities

By Dana Smillie ● Uncategorized ● July 4, 2004

As car bombings and mortar attacks rock the country with alarming regularity, many women in Iraq have quit school or left jobs. But with the power handoff last week, many are also seizing political opportunities and looking forward to democracy.