Follow-ups 2020-05-30 Kirkuk: New electoral commission office escalates tensions between ethnic groups Three Iraqi women: from marginalization to leadership Three Iraqi women plan to carry out long-term changes from the root, Haba, Nasima and Marwa now think of elections differently: they are informed about... Turkmen language in Tal Afar is on the edge of extinction “It is very unfortunate that the community does not know the mother tongue,” said Raza Julaq Oglu, a prominent Turkmen poet and expert in Turkmen... Religion involvement in Iraqi elections is inevitable It’s election time. Propaganda is everywhere, posters of candidates are even hung on the walls of religious shrines. The campaigns have not stopped there,... Secretary-general of Adil Abdul Mahdi's council of ministers attempts to close women freedom organization Layla did not expect that the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), which has sheltered her and women who fled from violence and oppression,... Safa Salah: I am a human rights activist and the voice of IDPs should be heard “My awareness originated from the era of sectarianism, when people killed each other for sect, religion, and ethnicity. I asked myself: why are they... Iraqi women lose their role in the new government with only holding a minister The Iraqi politicians frequently insist on the fact that women are half of society and they internal regulations of their political parties allocate... Threats and violence compel activists, journalists and protestors to flee Baghdad since the start of the protests Activist Ali Makdam fled Baghdad and moved to a hotel in Erbil as a result of the death threats he received during the social uprisings, similar to what... The Feyli Kurds pay the price for their ethnicity and sect The Feyli Kurds, as members of an Iraqi minority community, have struggled for decades for their rights, paying the price for their ethnicity and sect.... Impunity: A motivator for continuous assassinations and violence against Journalists in the Kurdistan Region “There’s a popular proverb that says, ‘if the perpetrator is not found, the authorities are involved,’” replied journalist Asos Hardi in response... Giving voice to the IDPs: A project in the heart of displacement and marginalization “Just talk about whatever nonsense you wish except for elections” this is how the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) attempted to avoid listening to... Religious and ethnic minorities quota seats between fragmentations and rivalries of dominant political parties Throughout the successive Iraqi elections, the religious and ethnic minorities have been subjected to the rivalry and influence of the political parties... Sexual Harassment: The trauma of the Iraqi female journalists Suha, 35, was desperate to find a job to make a living. She actively sought for a position that is relevant to her major in communications. Eventually, she... ‹ 1 2 ... 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ›
