Iraqi women defy oppression in rejection of personal status law

The New Arab

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Iraqi women defy oppression in rejection of personal status law

Women's protests against the approval of the "Personal Status" law, which political and religious parties are using their influence to amend in the House of Representatives, are repeated in the Iraqi provinces, despite the fact that it raises widespread public controversy. On August 11, dozens of women from different segments of society demonstrated against the law in the celebration square in the city of Mosul, carrying banners that read: "No…