Women
Iraqi Street, Women
THE LOST WOMEN: Why Basra locals don’t reveal their mother’s names
By Nagham Makki in Basra // A black mourning banner hangs on the brick wall inside this Basra home. The banner lists the names of a deceased woman's sons, one after another. But the recently deceased woman's name isn't on the banner. She is only identified as “the mother of …” as though she doesn’t…
Iraqi Street, Stories, Women
ON THE FRONTLINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE: How Iraqi women are impacted most
By Mawj Iyad in Baghdad // On the outskirts of Baghdad, the landscape is shifting in ways that are impossible to ignore. Soil once rich and fertile is turning salty. Water sources are drying up or becoming too polluted to use. Smoke from refineries, burn pits and trash fires hangs low over villages, forming a…
Climate, Iraqi Street, Women
ONE MANGROVE AT A TIME: The Iraqis ‘greening’ Basra’s waterways
By Nagham Makki in Basra // Near a narrow creek in Khor Al Zubair in southern Iraq, 28-year-old Dunia Safaa Abdul Hussein picks her way across thick mud, with a mangrove seedling cradle in her hands. She moves cautiously between neat rows of young plants. Each one is a small promise of a new life,…
Iraqi Street, Society, Stories, Women
DANGER ON HOME FRONT: How the Iran war is increasing domestic violence in Iraq
By Murtada al-Hudoud in Dhi Qar // It feels like a nightmare at home, says Um Mohammed, an Iraqi woman who lives in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. Since the US and Israel attacked Iran, sparking a regional conflict, neighboring Iraq has been impacted by things like fuel shortages and rising prices. Locals are…
