Iraq's top court suspends new legislation that activists say undermines women's rights
Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...
Iraq’s Supreme Court freezes controversial laws on women’s rights, detainees, and land disputes
Iraq’s highest court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of three contentious laws passed by parliament last month, ...
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Having Women in Combat Is Still Controversial—But Shouldn’t Be
The Combat Medical Badge (CMB) is one of the least known but most revered of Army awards. Established in 1945 by the War ...
Iraqi Parliament Passes Controversial Personal Status And General Amnesty Laws
On January 21, 2025, the Iraqi Parliament passed several laws, including the amended personal status law and a general ...
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.
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Nigeria says around 5,000 women ‘stranded in Iraq’
Around 5,000 Nigerian women are stranded in Iraq, according to the head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
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Report: Israeli woman kidnapped in Iraq to be exchanged for Hezbollah terrorists
Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov will reportedly be exchanged for 8 Hezbollah terrorists 2 years after she was kidnapped in ...
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Iraq's Top Court Halts Controversial Laws Amid Legal Battle
Iraq's top court has temporarily suspended three controversial laws passed by the parliament, following allegations of an ...
Women, gays, transgender and queer Americans serve in the military because men won’t
The modern all-volunteer military was born in the post-Vietnam years and has struggled to recruit men due to its dangerous ...
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‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat Trains Troops Assigned to a Fake Iraqi Town in a Self-Reflexive War Comedy That Peters Out
Like Gates’ short, “Atropia” opens with a near-identical scene of an Iraqi woman played by Alia Shawkat, witnessing U.S. troops rolling through her hometown in pursuit of a suspect right as ...