Zeina Zaatari is senior programme officer for the Middle East and North Africa for the Global Fund for Women.
By Zeina Zaatari
BAGHDAD – Iraqi women’s organisations and international observers point to an escalating war against women in Iraq, aided by the widespread chaos and lawlessness under the US occupation. In addition to violence by US troops inside and outside of prisons, women in Iraq face daily violence from militants under the guise of religion and “liberation.”