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Salma Saadawi
Miguel Bruna
International Women’s Day 2026 / 7 March 2026
Iraqi women between imperial hegemony and the erosion of internal structures
7 March 2026

Women’s fight against violence and legal erosion is central to building a democratic and just Iraq, says Dr SALMA SAADAWI

A woman protests in Baghdad against amendments of Personal S
International Women's Day 2025 / 8 March 2025
Against child marriage: the battle for Iraq’s Personal Status Law 188
8 March 2025
Once among the most progressive in the Middle East, Iraq’s legal protections for women face systematic dismantling under conservative religious and political pressures, reports SALMA SAADAWI of the Iraqi Women’s League