Nahla Hussain al-Shaly

Nahla Hussain al-Shaly (Arabic: نهلة حسين الشالي, b. 1973– December 18, 2008) was a promoter of women's rights in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the leader of the Kurdistan Women's League, the women's wing of the Kurdistan Communist Party. On December 18, 2008, she was shot and decapitated after gunmen stormed her home in Kirkuk. Hussain, a married mother of two, was 35 at the time she was killed. At her death, her children were aged 9 and 10 years old.^[1][2]

Nahla Hussain al-Shaly
Personal details
Born	1973
Died	18 December 2008(2008-12-18) (aged 36–37) Kirkuk
Cause of death	Killed by gunmen
Political party	Communist Party of Kurdistan
Spouse	Bakir Al Shaly
Children	2
Occupation	Political activist