Personal Status Law in Iraq
Proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law risk legalising child marriage and enabling clergy rule over all civil matters in Iraq.
Iraq
Hatra in Iraq
Unravelling the real secret of Iraq’s Desert Queen.
Muqtada al-Sadr and Government Formation in Iraq
by Inna Rudolf
Can Muqtada al-Sadr ‘Oz’ his way out of the Green Zone Debacle?
Iraqi Kurds at Belarus-Poland Border
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has often been lauded as the island of stability, security and prosperity in an otherwise troubled country. But why do so many people seek to leave, even at tremendous financial costs and risk to their lives?
Interview on Yazidis in Iraq
Yazidi community leader Harman Mirza Saeed Bek on the quest for Yazidi political representation in Iraq – and the fears unleashed by the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Suicide among Iraqi women in Mosul
by Suha Oda
Four years after the end of IS rule in Mosul, war trauma, social pressure, and lacking infrastructure push women to the edge. An investigation into what drives female suicides in Iraq’s second biggest city – and how to turn the tide.
Iraq’s dire economic state
by Dina Khadum
After over a year of ongoing protests throughout Iraq, the economy is in worse conditions than ever. Can Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s interim government prevent total collapse?
Iraq, Sinjar and the Militias
by Dina Khadum
As Iraqi militia groups vie for military and political ascendency throughout the country, the vulnerable northern region of Sinjar presents an opportunity to gain the upper hand.