Single Women's Issues: Iraq, Healthcare, And Terrorism. February 22, 2007 / 8:58 PM EST / US News Getting out of Iraq, making healthcare affordable, and keeping America safe from terrorism top ...

In Iraqi society, women are expected to be married in their teens or early 20s. Women who cross the 30-year threshold and are single face powerful social stigmas and live under heavy limitations.

Iraq has announced findings from its investigation into drone attacks on military bases during the recent Israel-Iran war ...

Unlike in other Middle East countries, women's leadership in Iraq's pink and purple protests has moved from the streets to political representation, demonstrated by electoral gains made by women.

Iraqi Women, Fighting for a Voice. Activists Confront Dual Powers of Religion, Tribalism. December 6, 2008. By Sudarsan Raghavan. IRBIL, Iraq -- Hawjin Hama Rashid, a feisty journalist in ...

In a roomful of Iraqi and American women, brought together to explore how they can join to build a new Iraq, the discussions are stuck in recrimina ...

NOW's guest Zainab Salbi, who heads an organization that helps women find opportunities in post-Saddam Iraq, discusses what the future may hold for Iraqi women as their country moves toward democracy.

Ms. Ali, now in her mid-40s, is a lawyer for the Iraqi Women Journalists Forum (IWJF), ... but for single mothers it is difficult to keep custody of children,” Ali says.

2003-01-25 04:00:00 PDT Baghdad-- Reem Abu Shawarb looks and acts the picture of the modern Iraqi woman, typical of those who have long made the country stand apart from its Arab neighbors in the ...

Um Omar, the woman pulling strings behind the curtain, pairs up interested single men with widows looking for a second husband. If they hit it off after meeting, well, then that's that.

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The yellowing photo shows a woman in a knee-length, sleeveless dress. Her short hair blows in the breeze. She wears glamorous dark glasses against the summer glare. The time is ...