Sahar al-Haideri
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The Yezidi minority has so far stayed well out of Iraq’s internecine battles, but violence with their Muslim neighbours has escalated following the murder of a girl who apparently converted to Islam.
Hard-pressed staff daily confront the horrors of local bloodletting.
Fatherless families send children as young as eight out to work on the streets.
Those who put on makeup or choose not to wear the veil fall victim to militants.
Desperate Iraqis are being reduced to selling pints of blood to shadowy brokers.
Those who put on makeup or choose not to wear the veil fall victim to militants.
More and more phycisians leave the country, saying their lives are in danger.
Women are shunning suitors with high-risk jobs in the security forces.
Growing numbers are working as prostitutes in the Syrian capital - some willingly, some not.
Troops’ use of rooftop vantage points leaves homeowners none too pleased.