[1] Nammi was thrown out of school in Sanandaj at 14 for throwing food at a belligerent teacher who had accused her of being promiscuous.

[1][4] She became pregnant in 1991, and fled to Iraq, Turkey, and finally to the United Kingdom in 1996 to raise her child in safety after a chemical bomb attack killed 35 people near the radio station where she worked.

She founded the organization when the translator who helped Nammi and her daughter settle in the United Kingdom was killed.

Nammi was outraged, and founded the organization to argue against "us[ing] culture to justify murdering women.

"[1] IWKRO strove to provide counseling and advice for women that were from the Middle East, North Africa, or Afghanistan or raised in their communities.

[3] Nammi also played a central role in changing law in the UK to ban forced marriage.

[9] Nammi continually advocates for schools, police, and other sources of services to the public to be educated on how to help victims of forced marriage or honor violence.

[5] Also in 2015, in recognition of her contributions to legal issues, she was named a part of the Inspired by Law gallery by students at London South Bank University.