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,… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
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. — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
In the very first part of the constitution there is the article that refuses any law or any article in discrepancy with Sharia. We… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
We have had many wars with other countries and when a prisoner comes back they get many benefits, they get a house, they get… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
The constitution has put women in a position where no one will protect them from religious cliques. If a woman is the third or… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
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… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
OWFI was founded by a few Iraqi women who decided to have a voice. We were sure the future government would not be a… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
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… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
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… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
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… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
What has ISIS done to the women in the cities they have conquered? Direct enslavement, humiliation and turning women into concubines to be bought… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
When you torture a person for long periods you might get a very passionate human rights defender but most probably you will get a… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
In Iraq, we did have dictators, we did have times of war but it never reached the point where one person, or a group,… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
In the beginning, in 2003, there was the Iraqi resistance, which didn't want the US occupation, then they developed Al Qaeda, but even then… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
When I was a student, I was dressed like a modern girl and I wore long shorts. That is part of the past. There… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
Polygamy was not a problem in the '80s. I do not remember one single woman in Baghdad who was the second or third wife.… — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
Young women growing into situations with no parents are usually material for exploitation in the brothels. — Yanar Mohammed Copy Share Image
