Iraq Archives

Who is Protecting the Peacemakers?

““The situation is dire; we all expect the worst.”
Fatima Al-Bahadly, Basra’s Long Time Peace Activist in Danger after Protesting Against Corruption

Think Peace: Conflict Analysis of Al-Anbar Iraq: Security, Religion & Gender

Security, Religion and Gender in Al-Anbar Province, Iraq: A focus group-based conflict analysis By Ala Ali Almost eleven years have passed since the US toppled Saddam Hussain’s regime, and Iraq still continues to struggle. In December 2013, Iraq national security...

On International Women Day, Iraqi Women are in mourning

The Council of Ministries to Parliament in Iraqi recently passed a draft law on Jaafari Personal Status that has been widely rejected by women’s organizations and other CSOs because it is sectarian and humiliates women’s and children’s rights. In...

ICAN Partner Hanaa Edwar (Iraq) wins Arab Woman of the Year Award

ICAN partner Hanaa Edwar was recently named a Takreem Laureate on November 14, 2013 during a ceremony in Paris, France. She won the Arab Woman of the Year Award. “Takreem was created to portray an alternative image of Arabs – one that speaks of hard work,...

Picking up the Pieces: Iraqi Women in the Aftermath of War and Occupation. (Winter 2013)

Picking up the Pieces: Iraqi Women in the Aftermath of War and Occupation. (Winter 2013) Just over a year ago the US military officially withdrew from Iraq, ending a nine-year occupation. But it has not meant peace for Iraqis. The decade of sanctions, followed by war...