Iraq Women

One Woman's Account Of Having To Wear A Hijab In Iraq

washingtonpost.com | Dalya Hassan | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD -- "You have to wear a hijab," my husband told me shortly after we got married. "Don't argue with me over this issue." ...

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Iraq: Women Forced Into Sex Slavery

Jerusalem Post | MEDIA LINE NEWS AGENCY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rising numbers of Iraqi women are being sold into sexual slavery every year because of the waning economy and dire security situation. ...

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(Female) Suicide Bombers

Courtney E. Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Courtney E. Martin

Since 2003 Iraq has experienced over 50 suicide bombings carried out by women. It is no longer justifiable for the media to act aghast when another woman turns up with blood on her hands.

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Vigilantes Kill 40 Women In Iraq's South

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Religious vigilantes have killed at least 40 women this year in the southern Iraqi city of Basra because of how they dressed, their mutilated bodies f...

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