Iraqi Kurdish activists stamping out female genital mutilation
Until recently the ‘backward tradition’ was common in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq By Florian Neu, The Nation, April 26…
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No to Violence Campaign: Expanding in 2018
Our teams continue to grow and expand Wadi’s ‘No to Violence’ campaign in 2018. By engaging parents, school staff and children…
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Iraqi-Kurdistan: Still an unresolved problem
Although FGM in Iraqi Kurdistan is declining it’s still practised It was the region of Garmyan in Iraqi-Kurdistan where teams…
Displaced children play after war
From Layla Ahmed, Kirkuk Now, 25.12.2017 Amer’s family fled Tuz Khormatu on October 16 when the Iraqi security forces wrestled…
“For the Yazidis this war is far from over”
A conversation with Suzn Fahmi, Project Coordinator of the Jinda Center in Dohuk, on the situation of women and girls…
Girls Denied Schooling
Some of the issues women in Iraqi Kurdistan face today are in part due to many of them not attending…
Exchange marriage in Iraqi-Kurdistan
Domestic violence and repressive family relations are still a big problem in Iraqi-Kurdistan. In this article, Khalat Salh from our…
Sexually Abused by their Families
As part of Wadi’s new Non-Violence Campaign our teams in Garmyan have written one of the very first articles published…
After the takeover of Kirkuk: “We need help for the new IDP’s”
Recent events have stirred fears of violence and growing instability in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Once again the future appears very uncertain, and hopes for peace and prosperity are fading. Old fears and traumata are resurfacing again. Our local teams and partners shared their feelings, impressions and aspirations in public statements.
These Yazidi women escaped ISIS slavery — and are painting self-portraits to reclaim their dignity
By Kieran Corcoran, Business Insider UK, 09.09.2017 A 13-year-old Yazidi girl — Nisren — paints a self-portrait with…
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