Women shed their face veils in post Islamic State Mosul

Record ID: 903899

  • Title: Women shed their face veils in post Islamic State Mosul
  • Date: 24th July 2017
  • Summary: EASTERN MOSUL, IRAQ (JULY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) CARS AND TAXIS DRIVING DOWN STREET IN MOSUL IRAQI ARMY, PEOPLE IN STREET VARIOUS OF WOMEN IN STREET NEAR MOSUL UNIVERSITY NOT WEARING FACE VEILS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EASTERN MOSUL RESIDENT, AYA HANI, SAYING: "During the rule of Daesh (a commonly used Arabic acronym for Islamic State), our freedom was constricted. We could not act freely, if we went out we had to wear all black, with a niqab (face veil) and gloves, we had to hide every part of our body. We had no freedom but now, thank God, it is better." WOMEN IN STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EASTERN MOSUL RESIDENT, IMAN KHADER, SAYING: "Under Daesh, the situation was very tragic, especially because education under Daesh was non-existent. We had no right to attend classes, and there were many challenges and limitations placed on us, especially as women, we had to wear a face veil and a full covering and many other things." EASTERN MOSUL, IRAQ (JULY 22, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WOMEN IN MARKET IN EASTERN MOSUL WOMAN LOOKING AT SCARVES VARIOUS OF FEMALE MANNEQUINS WITH WIGS ON DISPLAY WOMEN AT MARKET SIGN READING (Arabic): "CLOTHES FROM HEAVEN, FOR WOMEN" STORE OWNER AND VENDOR ORGANISING COLOURFUL CLOTH COLOURFUL CLOTH ON DISPLAY (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) STORE OWNER, ABU MUSTAFA, SAYING: "There were restrictions on women, when she comes and goes. Most days, when women came into the store, they (Islamic State militants) would drag them out of the market, why? (Militants would say) 'you are not wearing a face veil', or 'your veil is too short, you are not wearing gloves, you are wearing make-up, you are not wearing socks'. All these problems would make women hesitant in buying anything. They would leave the store. Now that we are rid of this cancer, I consider them a cancer, women are free to go out." VARIOUS OF WOMEN AT MARKET EXTERIOR OF A STORE MANNEQUINS ON DISPLAY MORE OF WOMEN AT MARKET
  • Embargoed: 7th August 2017 13:29
  • Keywords: Islamic State face veil Mosul women Mosul Iraqi government troops colourful clothes
  • Location: EASTERN MOSUL, IRAQ
  • City: EASTERN MOSUL, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016R2UHXJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: In the streets of eastern Mosul, women can be seen wearing brightly-coloured clothes without face veils and black coverings imposed by Islamic State militants, after jihadists were expelled from the city by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces.
    Under Islamic State's rule, women were required to largely stay at home or wear head-to-toe black coverings if they ventured out.
    Iraqi forces declared victory over Islamic State earlier this month after nine months of fighting the militants street-by-street and house-by-house.
    Iman Khader, an eastern Mosul resident, told Reuters that women under Islamic State's rule were not allowed to attend universities and had to wear face veils and black coverings.
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