[middle-east] not the place for a woman

Question 1 – would you want to be a woman? Question 2 – would you want to be a Muslim woman? Question 3 – would you want to be a Muslim woman in Mosul? A recent spike in attacks on women has forced many in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul to retreat into their homes or resort to armed escort by relatives and tribal guards. In recent weeks, Mosul residents have witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of female corpses found throughout the city. Alaa al-Badrani said her friend, a school principal, was kidnapped from her home in the Bakr district of the city by an armed gang. Her body was found with her throat slit in a construction site in the same district. On September 28, despite the advent of Ramadan, Zuheira, a young housewife, was found dead with a bullet to the head in the Gogaly suburb, north east of the city. Salim Zaho, a neighbour, said: "They couldn't kill her husband, a police officer, so they came for his wife instead … very tragic. Nice place.