Women in Iraq bowed but not broken

I've just discovered this organization, the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, which in honor of International Women's Day tomorrow issued a statement of solidarity with women of the world and is circulating a petition to "End the Genocide on Women of Iraq." Among depressing lowlights of the petition,

The southern cities of Iraq which are totally under the grip of Islamist parties have turned into no-woman zones...Since the 2003 occupation of Iraq, these cities were open land to "Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice- PVPV" Islamist militant squads, gangs and individuals...The top of the female death toll list is occupied by PhD holders, professionals, activists, regular office workers, and then prostitutes. This PVPV campaign terrorizes the female population so as to restrain women into the domestic domain and end all female participation from the social and political scene.

Feministing lists a number of other efforts to celebrate International Women's Day.