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![[Iraq] Awatef Ala’a, 40, is determined to keep teaching in a Baghdad school despite the threats she faces. [Date picture taken: 11/21/2006]](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/2006112215.jpg.webp?itok=gjasUnu- "Some women are determined to continue their jobs despite the threats they face")
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