The Wikimedia Iraq group celebrated the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia’s launch at the American University campus in Baghdad. This was the first conference organized by the Wikimedia Iraq in celebration of this occasion, and it brought Wikimedians together from 6 provinces of Iraq in person, you can read more in this Diff post. The female attendance was remarkable, especially from Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, and Erbil. As a board member of wikimedia Iraq and a journalist focused on women’s empowerment, I had hoped to meet women from other provinces such as Anbar, Salah al-Din, Diyala, Basra, and others. This ambition wasn’t just about numbers; it was geographical too, because knowledge, like opportunities, should reach everywhere. During a panel discussion with the board members, I was asked a question that touched upon my field of expertise: Why do you care about women’s contributions to Wikipedia?…