Follow-ups 2021-01-10 Ezidi survivors not allowed school re-entry Iraqi Baha'is still deprived of religious freedom “Despite the change of the governing regime in Iraq, we, the Baha’i, are still deprived of the right to declare religion or practice our rituals in... Turkmen women complain of marginalization in politics Turkmen women’s rights activists believe that Turkmen women have had their share of prejudice and inequality in political representation and appointment... Broken Ezidi heart: Mother Shamé experiences ISIS horrors While praying and wailing, she often raises her hands and looks upwards asking “God, what have we done to deserve this?” while looking at pictures of... Lack of government effort in rebuilding Ezidi places of worship Funding for the reconstruction of the destroyed Ezidi places of worship and shrines in Nineveh province is limited to donations from people and NGOs, as... Mosul bridges reconstructed at lumbering pace The bridges in Mosul over the Tigris river were the most damaged infrastructure during the ISIS war. Although three years has passed since the government... IDPs removed from camps, including those unable to return All the IDP camps in the provinces Kirkuk, Diyala and Salahuddin have been emptied and the majority of the IDPs returned to their areas of origin. Even... Turkmens in Tal Afar speak of positive sides of displacement “Perhaps every malignant [thing] has benefits [too]. Always look at issues from a positive perspective; for all the hardships we have suffered in the years... Turkmen women break social shackles in conservative Tal Afar 48-year-old Ibtisam Muhammad Sa’eed al-Hayu lived in a society in which the most a girl can aspire to is finishing 12th grade. But she was among the few... Mariyam, the only Christian woman in Khanaqin Mariyam moves to Khanaqin when she is young and stays there. Today, she is the only Christian in the city. “I consider myself as a Khanaqini and will not... Woman taken out from shelter and hanged by brothers 26-year-old Munira was found hanged in her house in a neighbourhood of Kalar district on 20 November. She had stayed for 50 days in a shelter for women. The... Can Biden broker compromise between Baghdad and Erbil as he did in 2009? "Kirkuk is probably the biggest flashpoint," is what Joe Biden, President-elect of the United States, had said eleven years ago during a visit to Kirkuk... Three years after Mosul liberation, 90% of Shi’a shrines still lay in ruins The religious shrines frequented by Shi’a Muslims in Nineveh province still lay in ruins more than three years after the province was retaken from... ‹ 1 2 ... 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ›