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15 August 2005

Women's rights alive in Iraq

According to a survey distributed by a subcommittee of Iraq'’s constitutional committee, a majority of Iraq's citizens support women's rights, with only one hitch.
A survey conducted by Iraq's constitution drafting committee showed that 69 percent of respondents support full rights for women - as long as the freedoms don'’t contradict Islam.
Islam isn't necessarily the problem; it's those pesky conservative clerics that could ruin it for everyone.
Some secular-minded women fear a loss of rights if conservative clerics heavily influence the new constitution.
Let's hope this new government starts listening to it's citizens and making equitable, fair laws. And on a side note, I wonder what the results of such a survey would be if it were distributed in the U.S.?

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