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Iraq Women’s Shelter Responds to Growing Crisis

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● June 19, 2014

“The situation is horrific for women in Mosul,” says the president of the Baghdad-based Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq. Women “are being kidnapped from their house by the ISIS warriors and forced into what they call into a ‘jihad marriage.'”

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Iraqi Girl-Marriage Bill Called Vote-Getting Ploy

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 17, 2014

The draft law has made international headlines, mainly for provisions allowing girls as young as 9 and boys as young as 15 to marry. But when questioned on the likelihood that the text will be passed, one expert said: “I would say it is less than 50 percent.”

Indians Support Safety; Iraqi Law OKs Child Brides

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● April 12, 2014

A poll of India’s voters in the historic election indicated that 90 percent believe that combatting violence against women should be a priority. Also this week, Iraq may approve a law permitting marriage as early as age 9 with parental consent.

Ohioans Protest Rape Law; Egyptian Victim Blamed

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 21, 2014

A petition has been delivered to the Ohio State Legislature demanding an end to a rape-related law. Also this week, a sexual harassment case in one of Egypt’s largest universities has sparked outrage after the school’s dean blamed the woman’s outfit.

Iraqi Candidates Step Up; Sex Assault Bill Fails

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 8, 2014

About 3,000 Iraqi female candidates are preparing to start campaigning for parliamentary elections, a record high. Also this week, the Senate rejected a bill to remove military commanders from decisions over the prosecution of sexual assault cases in the armed forces.

Report: Iraqi Women Illegally Detained, Tortured

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● February 6, 2014

The Human Rights Watch report documents cases of women illegally detained and sometimes tortured. Far fewer women are in jail than men, but they face a “double burden” of social stigma after release, authors find.

Iraqi Actors Replay the Tears and Terrors of War

By Cyrille Cartier ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2013

The Iraqi premiere of the play “Nine Parts of Desire” by Heather Raffo opened painful war memories. For players, the playwright and the audience it was a chance to face the past together, in a safe place, and share the benefits of healing catharsis.

Iraq’s Refugees in Jordan Live in Desperate Limbo

By Samia Qumri ● Politics ● April 18, 2012

Iraqi refugee women in Jordan offer an example of hope and resilience. But their desperate limbo is heartbreaking for Samia Qumri to witness in her work for the Collateral Repair Project, a charity started in 2004.

Navy Kiss a First; Iraqis Lack Hope Post-Pullout

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● December 24, 2011

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Study Details Sex-Traffic in Post-Saddam Iraq

By Hajer Naili ● Crime & Law ● November 8, 2011

Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq thousands of women and girls have been trafficked for sexual exploitation, finds a report published today by the London-based Social Change Through Education in the Middle East.