Yanar Mohammed (1960 - 2026)
Iraqi architect, feminist and women's rights activist. Co-founder and
director of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI).
Editor of the newspaper Al-Mousawat (Equality).
Mohammed started the first shelters for women in Iraq in 2003,
protecting them from honor killing and sex trafficking,
a network that expanded to 11 houses in five cities by 2018,
serving more than 800 women.
She was shot and killed outside her home in Baghdad
in 2026 by two unknown men, the victim of
what is widely regarded as a targeted assassination.
OMG I remember when she was assasinated!
ReplyDeleteIn the XXI century and men cannot stand a woman with a voice.
XOXO
Blessed Goddess, please escort this hero to Paradise.
ReplyDeleteSo brave. A tragic end.
ReplyDeleteThat's heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful woman. So powerful. Still powerful.
ReplyDeleteGreat woman. Horrible end.
ReplyDeleteI recognized her face but had forgotten where I knew it from. Bless Her. She did a wonderful and dangerous thing.
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