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Remembering Yanar Mohammed

The Iraqi feminist and human rights activist was gunned down in Baghdad

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Elmira Bayrasli
Mar 03, 2026
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It’s me again. I know I’ve been sliding into your inboxes a lot lately. There’s a lot going on. I’m here on a Tuesday to tell you about Yanar Mohammed—primarily because no other major US or Canadian paper has not.

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On March 2, Mohammed was shot and killed outside her home in Baghdad. She was 65. It is unclear who did it. Yet, given the…

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