Three Iraqi women journalists have been selected as winners of a United Nations contest which seeks to highlight the everyday challenges faced by women living in the Middle Eastern country.

The stories submitted by Suha Audah, Enas Jabbar and Shatha al-Shabibi were selected by an independent panel for their depiction of women’s situation in Iraq.

Read more at UN.
 

For Wessam Al-Badry, however, matters concerning human rights – particularly those relating to women and children – leave no room for negotiation. 

Read more at commongroundnews.org

"والعالم يقترب من عيد المرأة العالمي قدمت وزيرة شؤون المرأة في العراق تصريحاتها المسيئة لكل نساء العراق معبرة بذلك عن جزء مهم من رأي وممارسات الحكومة ورئيس مجلسها إزاء المرأة والحريات الديمقراطية!" 

اقرأ المزيد