“The new update of 2014-2015 is, of course, the attack of ISIS. But this is rooted in recent history. It is the direct result of all the politics that came into Iraq with the occupation.” CoursesResultsDirectIraqOccupationRootedIsisUpdates Author:Yanar Mohammed
“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
“Before 2003, none of us knew which part of the country was Sunni and which part was Shi'a. This was something new to Iraq and we are reaping the results at this point. Women's wellbeing has paid the price.” CountryResultsPaidIraqSomething NewWellbeing 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
“In Iraq, we did have dictators, we did have times of war but it never reached the point where one person, or a group, would be attacking another group and would be enslaving all the women of that group.” PersonsWarWould BeGroupsIraqDictatorAttacking Author:Yanar Mohammed
“I would like to see a law legalising women's shelters in Iraq. I would like to see our radio being opened again as a result of the pressure that we're putting on the governmental body that could allow this.” BodyLawResultsPressureIraqRadioShelter Author:Yanar Mohammed
