Elspeth Dehnert

Bio:

Elspeth Dehnert is an American journalist based in Amman, Jordan. She has a passion for telling stories about women, society, and international development. She has contributed to Marie Claire, Scientific American, Brownbook, ClimateWire, Channel News Asia and many more. View her work at www.elspethdehnert.com.

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December 07, 2016 | Elspeth Dehnert | International, Violence against women
Freeing Mosul could be a death sentence for Iraqi women: A Q&A with Yanar Mohammed
In 2003, Yanar Mohammed decided she’d had enough. The war in Iraq was picking up steam, and she didn’t want to sit idly in Canada as her home country’s women and girls were being victimized in the turmoil. So, she packed up her bags and moved back to Baghdad to find a way to help.
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