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Hadani Ditmars

Hadani Ditmars is the author of Dancing in the No Fly Zone: a Woman's Journey Through Iraq and has been reporting from Iraq since 1997.

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Sunday, March 08, 2015
For Iraqi Women, 'Things Were So Much Better Before' US Invasion
In light of International Women's Day as well as the recent appointment of Baghdad's first female mayor, civil engineer Zekra Alwach, it's an opportune moment to remember the many "firsts" enjoyed by Iraqi women. The nation produced the first female judge, ambassador, and government minister in the...
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Hadani Ditmars

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