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Cockfighting More Popular Than Ever

Bird flu scare did little to hinder a traditional spectator sport in the Kurdish north.

Back to Work

Iraqi women have always worked in both urban and rural areas, but the number of women in employment has seen a remarkable increase since the fall of Saddam.

Turkmen Students Flee Abroad

Endless propaganda and bribes to pass exams are just two of the disincentives to going to university in Turkmenistan.

Women Fear Killer's Release

Kurdish women’s rights activists say blood money payment in a high-profile case sets a dangerous precedent for crimes against women.

Housing Crunch Hits Young Couples in Sulaimaniyah

High prices and lack of new homes make it difficult for newlyweds to find a place of their own.

Kurds Protest Energy Shortages

Kurdish officials blame central government for long fuel lines and power cuts, but the public holds local authorities responsible.

Expat Turks Praise Working Conditions in Turkmenistan

Of all the various foreign companies that operate in Turkmenistan, it is only Turkish firms that enjoy preferential terms for accommodation, business and taxation, as President Saparmurat Niazov has accorded them the maximum benefits in return for their p

Arabic-Kurdish Language Divide

While Arabic and Kurdish are the official languages of Iraq, few Iraqis speak both.

Auditing Afghanistan

Will the committee set up to oversee the aid money coming into Afghanistan have the tools to keep track of a previously chaotic spending process?

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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