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Hope for abused Iraqi women

A secret network of shelters for abused women in Iraq has emerged in the wake of war-related societal upheaval.

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Hope for abused Iraqi women

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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with reporter Anna Badkhen about her article ‘Baghdad Underground,’ which chronicles a secret network of shelters for abused women in Iraq. On PRI’s The World.

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