IRAQ: ‘Art Is the Only Weapon That Doesn’t Hurt or Kill’

CIVICUS discusses public art, gender-based violence and censorship in Iraqi Kurdistan with Tara Abdullah, a multidisciplinary visual artist from Sulaymaniyah who is currently based in Oslo, Norway as part of the Safemuse – Safe Havens for Artists residency. In Iraqi Kurdistan, where conservative religious and social norms prevent open discussion of gender-based violence, femicide […]