Ayat Abbas is a civil society activist, a journalist and a sports teacher at a girls’ high school and an editor of a news agency. She is part of the Women in Political Decision-Making Program as part of the National Reconciliation Process. Ayat has a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from the University of Kirkuk, and a Diploma in Journalism from the Dutch Institute in Erbil. She is interested in writing about women-related issues.