Women War Reporters: A Rare Breed
“As a woman, a mother, and someone with a pre-war perspective, I could go where men could not, as well as tell stories most were not interested in telling.”
Reflections: Poems by a Pakistani Teen Poetess
Reflections by Iqra Rehman. This anthology has poems from her amateur years as a teenage poetess who had it as a medium of expression for the classes she didn’t enjoy and some social norms she couldn’t bring herself to adhere to.
Women Protection Unit Challenging Patriarchal Mentality in Sinjar
An all-female unit has been active in arming and training Yazidi women before sending them to the frontline.
When Iraqi Men Leave for Europe; Women Are Left to the Unknown
Some 10,000 Iraqi refugees have made it over land to Europe this year. Another 400,000 are making their way by sea. And these numbers are expected to rise to 450,000 next year.
The Fate of Yazidi Women Captured by ISIS
Buthaina is from the village of Kucho in Iraq’s northern district of Sinjar, near the border with Syria. She is a member of the Yazidi.