Abrar Wadi

Stories

A caregiver with no legal standing: Motherhood in the shadow of male guardianship in Iraq 

In this intimate essay, Abrar Wadi examines how Iraqi personal status laws and norms reduce mothers to the role of caregivers—stripping them of legal guardianship and decision-making power in favour of absolute paternal authority.

Reports

‘Get rid of the babies and I’ll divorce you’: On reproductive coercion in Iraq 

In Iraq, the decision to have children is not regarded as a woman’s personal choice. Many women find themselves trapped in a coercive cycle of pregnancy, abortion or infertility. These are not isolated cases, but part of a wider system of reproductive violence.

Reports

‘4 students in 5 meters.’ Living under surveillance in female dormitories  

When female students leave home to study, they can find themselves in dormitories that look like prisons. If they object, their university studies become threatened.