CIVICUS discusses public art, gender-based violence and censorship in Iraqi Kurdistan with Tara Abdullah, a multidisciplinary visual artist from Sulaymaniyah who is currently based in Oslo, Norway as part of the Safemuse – Safe Havens for Artists residency.
Read the full story, “IRAQ: ‘Art Is the Only Weapon That Doesn’t Hurt or Kill’”, on globalissues.org →

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