The women of Iraq: what is going to happen?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

There is something deeply disturbing to me that I have seen in all the recent footage of Iraq. It is the condition of Iraqi women.

I have never seen so many veiled women in Iraq. I rarely see footage of a woman who is not in full gear or at least in scarfs, something I rarely saw before the invasion. Iraqi women were some of the most liberated women in the entire Arab world, and to see them reduced to wearing traditional religious wear out of fear (from what I've read in articles) makes my heart break for them.

And, as another poster pointed out, in voting polls footage I saw two lines: one for the men and one for the women.

Is this what Iraq is to become for women? Another bullshit RW religious state where women are second class citizens?

It's just one more thing to "thank" Georgie for. I'm so sorry, sisters. :mad:

[LisaM]

1. I tried to talk to a conservative talk show host about this last night

and he hung up on me. It's VERY DISTURBING.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. I'm glad I'm not the only one...

who has noticed.

Of course they don't want to hear about it -- just like they don't want to hear that "liberated" Afghanistan is still a fucking hellhole for women just as under the Taliban. Women are still "the niggers of the world."

[StClone]

3. I noticed

What is disturbing is the framing by BushCo that we freed women from the burkas in Afghanistan and little girls can now return to school. They started the same name game in Iraq to make the war palatable to American women. but, it is obvious things are not going that way.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

8. Yes, I did a report on Afgahnistan...

for my website. That poor country and its women have been flushed down the memory hole for most Americans. My Mom got into it with a friend about how "free" the Afghans were now that we had "liberated" them. Her friend pointed her to a news article from USA Today that spoke in glowing terms about how they could have picnics and fly kites now -- sorry, but BIG FUCKING DEAL. Women are still shit there.

[LaReservaPr]

4. This website has some good info on that

http://www.equalityiniraq.com/english.htm

[rodeodance]

6. oh--but they can vote--msm has had several women on TV with the

blue fingers (think more than men)

[Hell Hath No Fury]

7. Just checked it out...

It seems Iraq wasn't so hot for women under SH since the early 90s -- seemed he handed out anti-woman goodies to appease the religious nuts in his country -- but, I fear things are going to get much worse for them now. Looks like the women have already had to fight off an attempt to replace civil family law with Sharia.

[KissMeKate]

5. iraqi women in a secular socialist state- they had alot of freedom-

now, they will sit down and shut up and stand by their men- but hey, their free!