IWD in Iraq: There Will Be No Civil Society Without Liberated Women

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http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2008/03/02/iwd-in-iraq-there-will-be-no-civil-society-without-liberated-women/


To the strongest women of the world,

Your sisters did not quit the struggle for a better world in Iraq.
We are burdened with 5 years of military occupation, few years of religio-tribal government, and deteriorating life standards which are hard to endure or survive with dignity. A civil life where liberated women can speak out is unattainable or expected anytime soon.
The disappearance of women from the public realm in Iraq gives us more reason to celebrate March 8, the International Women’s Day, acknowledging that we are part of billions of global women who struggle for a better life.

Happy IWD for all of you. We hope you remember us in your events.

In Solidarity,
Yanar Mohammed, President
Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI)
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more power to them

shame on us for what we have done to Iraq and Afghanistan