Women

No Legal Rights for Second Wives

Women who enter into Muslim marriages as second or third wives have no rights to property under Tajikistan’s secular laws, which do not allow polygamy.</p><p>

10 Apr 09

Afghanistan: Feb ‘09

Journalist undergoing IWPR training breaks story that Coalition forces accidentally killed civilians.

23 Mar 09

Afghanistan: Oct '08

Dozens attend training workshops at IWPR’s new journalism facility in Mazar.

26 Nov 08

A Man's World

A snapshot of Sulaimaniyah’s bazaar, exploring the problems women face when they go shopping in a male-dominated society.

21 Apr 08

Far From Home

Rascha is a female journalist who had to flee from Basra. She now works for the al-Faeha Channel in Sulaimaniyah, but misses her hometown and longs to go back.

21 Apr 08

The Boss is a She

The story of Chiman, head of a cleaning company in Sulaimaniyah, showing how she manages the dual role of running her own business and being a mother.

21 Apr 08

Story of Gulla

Gulla is a cleaner from Sulaimaniyah. Her life, in a nutshell, reflects the hardship women face in Iraqi Kurdistan because of tribal traditions.

21 Apr 08

Story of Shaida

A profile of Shaida, a young woman who makes documentaries in Iraq.

21 Apr 08
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