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Women were now required to follow an extremely modest and rigid dress code and most of their civil and social rights were taken away. [ 5 ] [ 3 ] Honor killings became more prevalent, as Iraq does not currently have any laws holding men accountable for these deaths, which leaves Iraqi women vulnerable and without much protection. [ 5 ]
Gender-based dress codes are dress codes that establish separate standards of clothing and grooming for men and women. These dress codes may also contain specifications related to the wearing of cosmetics and heels and the styling of hair. Gender-based dress codes are commonly enforced in workplaces and educational institutions.
With an estimated population of 22,675,617 women, Iraq is a male dominated society. [32] On International Women's Day, 8 March 2011, a coalition of 17 Iraqi women's rights groups formed the National Network to Combat Violence Against Women in Iraq. [33] Yanar Mohammed at the Die Linke conference in Berlin in 2013
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday and met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to discuss Syria's political transition ...
Iran has launched a major new crackdown on women defying the country’s strict dress code, deploying large numbers of police to enforce laws requiring women to wear headscarves in public ...
The Hashimi dress is a kind of dress, usually black and gold colored, that is typically worn by the Arab women of Iraq. [1] Some non-Arab ethnic groups in Iraq have also adapted these traditional dresses into their cultures. [2] The name of Hashimi dress is associated with the women of the Arabian tribe of Bani Hashim. [3]
Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by ...
Two mannequins; one to the left wearing a hijab on the head and one to the right veiled in the style of a niqab.. Various styles of head coverings, most notably the khimar, hijab, chador, niqab, paranja, yashmak, tudong, shayla, safseri, carşaf, haik, dupatta, boshiya and burqa, are worn by Muslim women around the world, where the practice varies from mandatory to optional or restricted in ...