The author talks about the plight of women in Iraq.
In听the early seventies听Haifa Zangana was imprisoned and tortured under the Ba鈥檃th regime. She formed part of a long-standing tradition of politically and socially active women in Iraq, a tradition she now sees as under threat following the US-led occupation.
She joins Jenni to discuss her new book City of Widows,听which puts听the plight of Iraqi women into context.
City Of Widows is published by Seven Stories Press. ISBN: 978-1-58322-779-4
