Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Karlos Zurutuza – IPS – Wednesday, 23 January 2013 (originally published 16 Jan) BAGHDAD, Jan 16 2013 (IPS) – From full literacy declared in the seventies, Iraq is down to 40 percent literacy for women. From the first woman prime minister and the first woman judge in the Middle East in 1959, Iraq has [...]
Abdel Khaleq Sultan and Abdul Hameed Zibari – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty – Monday, 10 December 2012 (originally published 04 Dec) Despite an ongoing economic boom that has lured back many exiled Kurds, evidence suggests that the status of women in Iraq’s northern Kurdish autonomous region has not witnessed similar improvements. Reports of rape, [...]
IRIN - Tuesday, 17 January 2011 (originally published 13 Jan) DUBAI, 13 January 2012 (IRIN) – New data out of Iraq shows what many psychologists suspected though little research has confirmed: Girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are more prone to mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Results of the research – [...]
RAWA ABDULLAH – Rudaw – Wednesday, 24 August 2011 (originally published 15 Aug) ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan — When Rasul’s pregnant wife began bleeding, he immediately got her in the car and sped her to the hospital. A short while later, he was devastated to learn that she died while in labor at the hospital. Rasul, [...]
Denis Foynes - IPS News - Wednesday, 17 August 2011 (originally published 09 Aug) UNITED NATIONS, Aug 9, 2011 (IPS) – A United Nations report on Iraq says the human rights situation there remains fragile, and huge development challenges loom as the country transitions out of a near decade-long conflict. The report claims the 2,953 civilian deaths [...]
