While many of the active battlefronts between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State (ISIS) had quieted by 2018, military operations continued against sleeper cells and rural ISIS holdouts. ISIS continued to capture and extrajudicially kill civilians and Iraqi armed forces throughout the year. Under the guise of fighting terror, Iraqi forces arbitrarily detained, ill-treated and tortured, and disappeared mostly Sunni men from areas where ISIS was active and failed to respect their due process and fair trial rights. The years of fighting across the country left at least 1.8 million Iraqis still displaced in 2018. Iraqi authorities imposed security measures against individuals and families perceived as having relatives who supported ISIS in the past in what amounted to collective punishment.
Tiktoker Hareem Shah might grace our television screens in Ramazan this year. A recent tweet by an account identifying as Hareem revealed that she has been approached by a major TV channel to do a Ramazan transmission. “I have been approached by a leading TV Channel to host their 2020 Ramadan transmission. Do you want to see me host it? Share your thoughts,” Hareem asked. A video of hers donning a hijab and lip-syncing to a hymn about fasting and Ramazan was also posted on the same account. While reports of her doing a Ramazan show might be dubious it didn’t stop the public from voicing their opposition on the possibility. Many on social media, however, weren’t too keen on the prospect of Hareem making a transition into Ramazan based television programming. “No please leave Ramazan transmission for ulema . You look good on TikTok,” one user said. “ Itna bura waqat bi ana tha kiya hum py? ( Are we supposed to go through such a testing ...
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