According to the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), formed in Baghdad in 2003, women are harassed if they appear in the streets of most Iraqi cities and towns, educational institutions, or work places. Now there are even “no woman zones” in some southern cities controlled by Islamist parties and tribal leaders.
根据在2003年成立于巴格达的伊拉克妇女自由组织的说法，如果妇女出现在大多数伊拉克城市和乡镇的街头、教育机构或者工作场所，她们就会收到骚扰。在某些南部城市甚至出现了由伊斯兰政党以及部落领导人控制的“禁止妇女区域”。