Forcing Iraqi women to wear the hijab

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By Fatima al-Talaqani

Some political parties seem to have taken the law into their own hands by issuing directives not only for their members to follow but for the public at large.

And it is sad to see that their instructions are mainly directed at women, the forgotten victims of the post-Saddam Hussein era.

Women across the country are threatened with grave consequences if they fail to wear the hijab or headscarf.

There are reports of many women being harassed, molested and even disfigured for leaving homes without hijab.

These threats and actions constitute a serious violation of personal freedoms.

And it is regrettable to see that these actions and threats are perpetrated by major religious parties which are fully represented in the interim government and the national assembly.

While these parties may have the right to impose their tenets and rules on their own members, under no circumstances they should be allowed to force their way of life on a whole nation.


http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=editorial\2004-11-25\10160.htm

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1. Organized religions always hate women

all of them, all the time. Women in any religion are second class human beings, even in many Buddhist sects, the one religious philosophy which really should know better.

Women suffer the worst whenever any sort of religion gains power.

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2. Dont you find it ironic that the Chimp says we're bringing them...

..."freedom" when we're really not? Saddam was a jerk Im sure, but women have been allowed to dress as they please. Now with this Shiite situation of being over 50% of the population, Iraqi's are rebeling because they don't want to turn into a repressive society like Iran and Afghanistan. Thats the biggest lie we're told. It's a real problem.