Intisar Al-Amyal is a leading figure in the Iraqi women’s rights organisation “Iraqi Women’s League,” where she works to combat discrimination, increase equality between the sexes, and safeguard the right of education for all Iraqi children and youths. She also educates women and young people on the importance of participating in political life.

She is also the winner of Swedish Per Anger Prize of 2020, for her 20 years of dedication to fighting for equality and the rights of women in Iraq. The Per Anger Prize is an international prize which the Swedish government has distributed since 2004.