Gender and sexuality
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Iraq
In the fabric of human diversity, LGBT people find themselves entangled in a complex web of societal attitudes, cultural norms, and political landscapes that often generate hostility and discrimination. The LGBT community in Iraq faces not only challenges of self-acceptance and identity but also deep-seated societal resistance fueled by a mix of religious…
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Iraq
The university period in Iraq is fraught with challenges for LGBT individuals as they navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining their identity and privacy. These individuals often find themselves concealing their sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to blend in. Despite their efforts, they are confronted with discrimination that can escalate…
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Iraq
In the fabric of human diversity, LGBT people find themselves entangled in a complex web of societal attitudes, cultural norms, and political landscapes that often generate hostility and discrimination. The LGBT community in Iraq faces not only challenges of self-acceptance and identity but also deep-seated societal resistance fueled by a mix of religious…
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Iraq
As technology continues to fill the gaps, dating apps have become a double-edged sword for the LGBT community in Iraq. While these platforms provide a space for communication and self-expression, there is a dark side that often goes unnoticed.
In the heart of Iraq, where social transformations are slowly changing, a new generation…
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Iraq
Like everything in the country, Iraqi women live between the weight of traditions, the power of clans, with law neglecting of their rights and defence. Where many women are still subjected to physical and psychological violence by their families, with the difficulty of getting accurate statistics of what they are exposed to daily…
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Iraq
Although Iraqi law does not contain any direct law to criminalize same-sex relations, some vague laws that are used to punish and criminalize the LGBTQ+ community in Iraq are indirectly used as laws of public morals and family values. However, Amnesty international considered Iraq one of the 9 countries in the world…
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politic and returns to his favourite hobby Homophobic
Al-Sadr's last tweet was not just an advertisement of violence or a public hate led by a homophobic person, but a declaration of a crime to exclude these individuals, as Al-Sadr uses his influence and followers to hunt down and kill everyone who differs from them. And perhaps…
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Iraq-Dhi Qar
Around this time last year, a researcher visiting a series of remote hills in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar governorate known for their archeological bounty made a startling find—albeit something far more sinister than cuneiform tablets. Buried deep in the ground were the remains of a murdered woman, likely the victim of yet another…