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Kurdish Leaders Defiant Over Constitution Vote

Defying fierce opposition from fellow Kurds and Arabs, Iraqi Kurdistan’s leaders forge ahead with referendum plans.

Devout Muslims Turn to Islamic Insurers

New firms offer risk cover that follows rules against usury and gambling.

Kurdish Lessons Leave Arabs Cold

Arab students’ neglect of Iraq’s second language adds cultural dimension to political dispute.

Ethnic Clashes Hit Faryab

Minor incident blows up into full-scale rioting between Uzbeks and Pashtuns in northern province.

Kurdish Opposition Say Supporters Targeted in Workplace

Military and security personnel are allegedly fired for supporting the opposition.

Sadr City Schools Overwhelmed

Teachers in poor Baghdad suburb try to accommodate large number of student by limiting school hours.

Iraq Seeks to Halve Compensation for Kuwait

Row over war reparations damages already-strained relations.

Armenians Lick Lips at Prospect of Turkish Trade

Economists predict huge boost for Armenian economy if ties between Yerevan and Ankara are normalised.

Balanced Press Reporting of Iraqi Elections

IWPR newspaper produced during elections in Iraqi Kurdistan wins praise for balance and presentation.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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