Putting the spotlight back on FGM in the Middle East – Wadi at the Women Deliver Conference 2026
A representative from Wadi joined the Women Deliver 2026 Conference in Australia to discuss the ongoing campaign against Female Genital…
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Eco-Activist Girls: Group Promoting Stronger Female Involvement in Environmental Issues
A total of 20 girls in Kifri have formed an environmental initiative aimed at increasing women’s participation in protecting the…
An update from Iraq during the two week ceasefire
A brief update from our colleague Shokh Mohammad about the situation in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan after a two week…
A Situation Update from Iraqi-Kurdistan: 32 Days into the War and the Impact on Us and Our Work.
Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan are heavily impacted by the ongoing war. Our colleague Shokh Mohammed wrote this report about what…
March 16.; Halabja Commemoration Day: Remembrance in an Authoritarian Continuum
On March 16, 1988, the Kurdish city of Halabja was bombed with poison gas by the Iraqi army. Every year,…
8. March: A Woman Is Killed Every Five Days in the Kurdish Region of Iraq
On International Women’s Day Activists in Iraqi Kurdistan highlight the danger women still face in the region By Shada Basheer,…
Yanar’s Final Call Before Her Assassination: Stop Impunity
On 2 March 2026, Iraqi woman human rights defender and feminist Yanar Mohammed was killed in an armed attack at…
Iraq’s family laws are being rewritten, women and girls are paying the price
In January 2026, Equality Now, the Hurra Coalition, the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (GCEFL), and Asuda submitted a joint report to the…
Girls as young as four subjected to FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan despite ban, NGOs warn
During an event on International Day against Female Genital Mutiliation (FGM) Campaigners report that dozens of cases in Iraqi Kurdistan…
Events in Syria Revive Fears in Shingal among Ezidis of 2014 Genocide
Recent developments in Syria have reignited deep fears among Ezidis (Yazidis) in Shingal, where memories of the 2014 genocide remain…
