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To everyone who has a voice that can be heard, and to everyone who has the ability to do something for women in Iraq and contribute to creating change: Please, help my voice reach women’s rights organizations. Imagine being born into a life that feels like a prison. Imagine being taught that your entire existence must revolve around a husband and a child — that your worth is measured by how much you please them, how silently you endure what is unbearable, and how much of yourself you are willing to sacrifice. And then, the very child for whom you devoted your life may be taken away from you. In my country, women have been given only a very narrow space in which to live as human beings. We are expected to be mothers, wives, and caregivers before we are allowed to be individuals with our own dreams, choices, voices, and private lives. And now, even motherhood itself may be taken away from us. How much more must women lose before the world listens to us? Please, hear our voices. Please, help us be seen. And please, do not let Iraqi women continue to disappear behind laws, traditions, and systems that were never built to protect them.

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How can we talk about justice when Iraqi women still face laws and provisions that can undermine their freedom and rights? This issue is not against a religion or a sect. It is against any law that places women in a weaker position than men. When a woman’s freedom within marriage can be tied to her husband’s permission, when her rights regarding divorce, custody, and inheritance may be weaker, and when a man can have greater authority over the future of his children, we have to ask: Where is equality? Even more concerning is that Iraqi law still contains provisions that can reduce the punishment for certain crimes of violence and killing associated with what is called “honor” or “honor-based motives,” while violence against women should be treated as a crime, not as an act that can be justified by a social excuse or by “family honor.” As for the Jaafari Personal Status Code, it has faced human rights criticism because of provisions concerning divorce, child custody, inheritance, and women’s rights within marriage. One documented concern is that some provisions automatically give the father responsibility and care of children after the age of seven, while also placing difficult conditions on women seeking divorce because of violence. A woman is not a man’s property. No man has the right to beat, abuse, or kill her in the name of “honor.” And society should not hold women responsible for the family’s honor while ignoring violence committed by men. We want a law that protects women, men, and children equally. We want justice, not the power of one person over another. We want Iraqi women’s dignity and rights to be protected by law, not left dependent on a man’s will or on social customs. Iraqi women are human beings with full rights. They are not subordinate to anyone.

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@🪷:بنات هذه بللغه الانكليزي حتى يفهمه How can we talk about justice when Iraqi women still face laws and provisions that can undermine their freedom and rights? This issue is not against a religion or a sect. It is against any law that places women in a weaker position than men. When a woman’s freedom within marriage can be tied to her husband’s permission, when her rights regarding divorce, custody, and inheritance may be weaker, and when a man can have greater authority over the future of his children, we have to ask: Where is equality? Even more concerning is that Iraqi law still contains provisions that can reduce the punishment for certain crimes of violence and killing associated with what is called “honor” or “honor-based motives,” while violence against women should be treated as a crime, not as an act that can be justified by a social excuse or by “family honor.” As for the Jaafari Personal Status Code, it has faced human rights criticism because of provisions concerning divorce, child custody, inheritance, and women’s rights within marriage. One documented concern is that some provisions automatically give the father responsibility and care of children after the age of seven, while also placing difficult conditions on women seeking divorce because of violence. A woman is not a man’s property. No man has the right to beat, abuse, or kill her in the name of “honor.” And society should not hold women responsible for the family’s honor while ignoring violence committed by men. We want a law that protects women, men, and children equally. We want justice, not the power of one person over another. We want Iraqi women’s dignity and rights to be protected by law, not left dependent on a man’s will or on social customs. Iraqi women are human beings with full rights. They are not subordinate to anyone.