At least 282 journalists have been killed in Iraq in the past 20 years, with many only able to work in exile
A man can obtain a divorce ruling from the courts within 15 to 30 days. A woman has to wait between up to five years to obtain the same legal ruling often giving up many or all her rights.
Basma and Nour face bullying and difficulty finding suitable food in restaurants because they are vegetarians. However, according to them, they still recommend the vegan experience and reconsidering animal product consumption to preserve health, the environment, and biodiversity.
Since 2003, the authorities began to strengthen their legislative arsenal with laws that protect their survival in a new form designed by the American occupation, which replaced the one-person and one-party rule with the hierarchical representation of sects and nationalism. There are Shiite, Sunnis, Kurds and other minorities represented by political blocs with leaders sharing power and resources by controlling the legislative, executive, and judicial authorities and protecting their power by exploiting and monopolising them.
