This volume, edited by Professor Mariz Tadros, Dr Sofya Shahab and Amy Quinn-Graham, looks at these intersections in the context of Iraq. Its aim is to amplify the voices of women (and men) whose experiences of religious otherisation have accentuated the impact of the intersections of gender, class, geography and ethnicity.
At time of publication, in December 2022, the country is going through a particularly turbulent phase, prompting some to wonder why now? Isn’t it bad timing to focus on the experiences of minorities, let alone inter- and intra-gender dynamics? Iraq is caught in the middle of geo-strategic struggles of tectonic proportions but this is all the more reason to understand the dynamics of micro-politics through a gender-sensitive lens. Doing so sheds light on the interface between global, regional and local power struggles in tangible and concrete ways.
Cite this publication
Tadros et al. (2022) Violence and Discrimination Against Women of Religious Minority Backgrounds in Iraq, CREID Intersections Series; Religious Inequalities and Covid-19, Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/CREID.2022.025
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- Introduction – by Mariz Tadros, Sofya Shahab and Amy Quinn-Graham
- Challenges Faced by Yazidi Women as a Result of Displacement – by Turkiya Shammo, Diana Amin Saleh and Nassima Khalaf
- Problems and Challenges Facing Shabak Women and its Impact on Their Daily Lives – by Syria Mahmoud Ahmad al-Qaddo
- Sabean-Mandaean Women and Religious and Ideological Conflict in Iraqi Society – by Faiza Diab Sarhan
- The Identity Struggle of the Kakai Minority in Iraq – by Solaf Muhammed Amin Kakai
- Discrimination and Conflict: Experiences of Yazidi Women and Men within their Community and Iraqi Society – by Zeri Khairy Gedi
- Violence and Discrimination against the Assyrian People in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq – by Shivan Toma and Angela Odisho Zaya
- The Lived Experiences of Marginalised Christian Chaldean Catholic and Orthodox Women and Their Families in Iraq – by Yohanna Yousef and Nadia Butti
Policy Briefings
- Sabean-Mandaean Women’s Experiences: The Intersectional Impact of Religious and Ideological Conflict in Iraqi Society
- Shabak Women in the Nineveh Plain: The Impact of Intersectional Discrimination on their Daily Lives
- “Freedom Belongs to Everyone”: The Experiences of Yazidi Women in Bashiqa and Bahzani
- Displaced Yazidi Women in Iraq: Persecution and Discrimination Based on Gender, Religion, Ethnic Identity and Displacement
- Identity, Nationality, Religion and Gender: The Different Experiences of Assyrian Women and Men in Duhok, Iraq
- “There is No Safety”: The Intersectional Experiences of Chaldean Catholic and Orthodox Women in Iraq
