The Issue of Misogyny in the Arab World
It is unfortunate and yet well-known to all those women in the Arab world face additional problems, besides the common global women’s issues. More recently, and particularly in areas of civil unrest such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and other regions, women have been suffering more than before, within an environment marked by ongoing civil …
Back to Square One: The Case of Women Rights in Contemporary Iraq
As a result of the US-led liberation of Iraq in 2003, Iraqi society was forced to confront its past and inconsistencies, and a competition began between Iraq’s political and social components over who would play a key role in this new state and who would manage its resources Shi’a and Kurds fought for control of …
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Escalating Violence Against Contemporary Feminist Wave in Iraq
It is known for many around the world the issues women are facing in the Middle East, and particularly Iraq. From personal experience, living in Iraq, with a rebellion mentality to challenge orthodoxies, life becomes impossible of feminists and women rights’ activists to stand for their values without being persecuted. More recently, the aftermath of …
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Corruption and the Religious Figures in Iraq
The past two decades has shown a transformation in the socio-political characteristics, reflected by the governmental change in Iraq. Before the 2003 war, the previously Sunni group, and in particular, the dictator’s family were dominating the political landscape. Yet, post to the dramatic change in 2003, Iraqis witnessed the rise of the religious authorities engaging …
