“The US empowered the Shi'a Islamic political groups and marginalised a big part of Iraq who were recognised as Sunni people. It was only to be expected that the next step would be for the sectarian religious dynamics to surface, for one religious group to be fighting another religious group.” PeopleBigsWould BePoliticalFightingNextReligiousStepsGroupsIraqSurfaceExpectedIslamicEmpoweredNext StepsDynamicsPolitical Groups Author:Yanar Mohammed
“What has ISIS done to the women in the cities they have conquered? Direct enslavement, humiliation and turning women into concubines to be bought and sold. This was something nobody expected to see in Iraq.” DoneCitiesDirectIraqExpectedHumiliationIsisEnslavementConcubines Author:Yanar Mohammed
