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CODEPINK brought a delegation of Iraqi women to the U.S. for March 8, International Women’s Day, as part of the Women Say No to War campaign. Some of these women toured parts of the US and participated in several anti-war protests marking the anniversary of the war during March 18-19, 2006.
To learn more, explore the links below:
| Latest
Alerts & Information: |
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Letter
to Rashad |
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Remembering
Iraqi Women on Thanksgiving, , November 22, 2006 |
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Welcome
to a Liberated Iraq: The plea of a woman pharmacist
from Iraq,
by Dr. Entesar Mohammad Ariabi |
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The
Impact of War on Public Health & Women's Rights, video
of Dr. Entesar at Rutgers University, March 2006. |
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Iraqi
Women Under Siege: A Report by CODEPINK and Global Exchange |
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Iraqi
Women Delegates - General Info and Bios |
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Iraqi
- US Delegation Tour Blogs |
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Iraqi
Women's US Tour: frequently asked questions and the women's answers |
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DVD Available:
A
Call for Peace: Dr. Rashad Zayadan, Baghdad, Iraq |
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What
the Iraqi women are saying about their experience in the US |
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Iraqi
- U.S. Delegation Tour Schedule |
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Donate
towards the Iraqi Women Delegates Fund |
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Much
Needed Medical Supplies |
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News Articles: |
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December
16, 2006, Women Lose Ground in the New Iraq: Once They Were Encouraged
to Study and Work; Now Life Is 'Just Like Being in Jai', By Nancy
Trejos, Washington Post |
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December
5, 2006, It's Hard Being a Woman, By Dahr Jamail and Ali Al-Fadhily |
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May
8, 2006: 'No one knows what we are going through' (The Guardian) |
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April
22, 2006: The Missing Girls of Iraq: Sex trafficking,
virtually nonexistent under Saddam Hussein, has resurfaced in Iraq.
TIME reports on a seldom-discussed epidemic: girls being kidnapped
and sold to brothels. |
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April
5, 2006, An Untamable Voice |
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April
3, 2006: Entisar in New York Times |
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March
31, 2006, Iraqi Woman Tours U.S. to Tell True Story of Iraq War |
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March
31, 2006, Iraqi woman shares her view of war |
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March
23, 2006, Iraqi woman says troops must go |
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March
22, 2006,'Bring 'Em Home Now': Against the War, Michael Stipe, Steve
Earle and Lots of Others |
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March
21, 2006, Speakers: ‘Leave Iraq to the Iraqis’ |
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March
20, 2006, College of Public Health newsletter article on Entisar's
tour |
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March
20, 2006, Iraqi reflects on ideals of democracy, her view of peace
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March
20, 2006, Iraqi reflects on ideals of democracy, her view of peace |
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March
19, 2006, Anti-war protesters march in West Palm Beach to mark third
anniversary of Iraq invasion
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March
19, 2006, `You
wanted to bring democracy, but we have misery' |
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March
17, 2006, Q & A with Rashad Zidan |
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March
15, 2006, Visiting Baghdad woman decries Iraq's fall into 'state
of terror' |
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March
13, 2006, Visiting Iraqis Find Little Comfort Here |
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March
12, 2006: NOW: Get out of Iraq |
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March
6, 2006: Iraqi Women Make Rare Trip to U.S. to Tell Their Stories
of Life Under Occupation |
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February
28, 2006: U.S. silencing voices of Iraqi women
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February
17, 2005, After Killing Families, U.S. Bars Iraqi Women from Visiting
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| Past
News Alerts |
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February
15, 2006, US State Department Rejects Visa Applications |
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February
9, 2006, U.S. Govt. Rejects Visas |
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