Mainstream media have produced a few reports detailing the horrific crimes against women in Iraq.  However, beyond mention of sectarianism, mainstream media seldom goes into any depth about Iraqi society.  Are we to conclude that violence and oppression of women are inherent in Iraqi society?

Wild Iris Media is proud to present Iraqi Women: An Interview with Nadje Al-Ali, an interview that goes into depth about Iraqi society and Iraqi women, exploring the underlying causes of today's violent oppression of women.  Based on a November 2007 interview, this 44 minute DVD is an amazingly engaging and informative discussion of Iraq, its history and its culture, especially as it relates to women.

Iraqi Women is the story of a society that was making tremendous progress in the 60's and 70's, a time of prosperity and a time when Iraqi women were the most liberated, educated and advanced in the entire region.  It is the  story of a society ravaged by war, from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, through the  1991 Gulf war and 13 years of sanctions and culminating in the invasion and occupation of 2003.  It is the story of how war changed Iraqi society and women's roles.  It is the story of the continuing struggles of women, from the Iraqi Women's League of the 50's and 60's to the fight for the protection of women's rights in the new Iraqi constitution.  It is the story of the incredible courage of the women who still organize and fight for women's rights and for justice and peace in all of Iraqi society.

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For more information about Nadje Al-Ali and her recent book, Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present, click here.

Nadje Al-Ali is a sociologist at the Center for Gender Studies, University of London.  She is a noted researcher on the history of Iraqi women and is author of the book Iraqi Women: Untold Stories 1948 to the Present. 

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