Kawthar Elias

Stories

Playing to Spacetoon and dancing with Sajida Obeid: living with Down’s syndrome in an Iraqi home 

In an Iraqi home where the sound of Spacetoon blends with the rhythms of Sajida Obeid’s songs, Fatima, who has Down’s syndrome, grew up between the warmth of protection and the sting of society’s gaze… a sixteen-year journey of rejection, love, and change.

Stories

We endlessly say no but the taxi driver still doesn't listen 

These are stories of women who just wanted to go from A to B. But Mr Taxi, who thinks he knows everything and loves his taxi because he enjoys doing the rounds across Iraq, keeps sharing his stories, many of which are underpinned by harassment. How do women feel when they keep saying no and Mr Taxi doesn’t listen?