By Shilan Fuad Hussain, for the London School of Economics (LSE) Middle East Centre. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Battling the 'Patriarchal Trifecta': Women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Their Battle for Self-Agency
In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), gender-based violence manifests through a 'patriarchal trifecta': forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called honour killings. Though the term 'honour killing' is deeply problematic-more accurately described as misogynistic murder-it is used here for clarity.
This trifecta forms a mutually reinforcing system.
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