Womens Rights Iraq

Iraq Women Wrestlers Spark Controversy

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new women's wrestling team in Diwaniya, Iraq, south of Baghdad, is sparking controversy with the countries more traditionally religious and conserva...

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Iraqi Elections: Thousands Of Women Defy Conservative Attitudes And Run For Office

Nytimes.com | SAM DAGHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD -- Amal Kibash, a candidate for the Baghdad provincial council, is running a bold and even feverish campaign by most standards. With elections...

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Basra Militias Killing "Un-Islamic" Women

The Sunday Times of London (U.K.) | Marie Colvin | Posted 05.25.2011

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IT WAS just after 11pm and the shopkeeper was closing up for the night when a van screeched to a halt outside. The back doors flew open. "Someone insi...

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