The Ongoing Politicization of the Iraqi Artist
(Photo: Joumana Altallal) Mortada Gzar, an Iraqi writer and artist living in Seattle is...
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The Enduring Challenges of Women’s Economic Participation in Iraq
The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the supposedly democratic system it brought forth, did not...
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The Gender Dimensions of the Climate Crisis in Iraq
(Local selling their produce on the roadside despite a raging sandstorm in Chibayish. Photo: Ali...
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The Invisible War: Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Iraqi Women
In the last few decades, Iraq has suffered from debilitating sanctions, external wars against Iran...
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In Search of a Madani State in Iraq
Over the course of my fieldwork in Iraq, I have noticed a shift in public political discourse,...
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The False Promise of Humanitarianism in Iraq
The rise of ISIS and the territorial gains they made in Iraq provide insights into the limitations...
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A Twenty Year Retrospective on the Iraqi Women’s Movement
The period of political reorganizing that follows a conflict provides a window for change, both...
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The Struggle of Young Iraqi Women for Political Participation
I spent a portion of my professional journey as a political activist following the developments of...
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An Account from East to West: Storytelling and the Politics of Identity
(Photo: Tala Onnab) As a daughter of the diaspora, my feet have touched the land of many soils and...
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Iraq after 2003: The Voices of Iraqi Women
(Photo: Firdos Square twenty years later) On this day, twenty years ago, Saddam Hussein’s...
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