Supporters of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr sign a pledge to stand against homosexuality or LGBTQ, outside a mosque in Kufa, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. (Photo: AP)
Eman Sami Maghdid, known as Maria, was killed in early March in Erbil. Her brother was later convicted of the murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan 24)