Marriage rules aren't the same for men & women. An aspect of the Islamic culture that has captivated young American and European men throughout history is the legality and common practice of taking more than one wife.
The thought of dealing with two or more wives frightens many men into uncontrollable convulsions, but for others, the concept enthralls and incites their wonder and amazement. Of course, the first question that seems to roll off the tongue of every inquisitively youthful Soldier or Marine stationed in the Middle East when openly conversing with a Muslim is, "So, do you get to sleep with all four of them at the SAME time? " Oh, how it pains me to watch their naïve little bubbles burst and ooze with shattered fantasies when they are presented with the realities of this Islamic institution. I was under the impression that the average Muslim man exercised his right to four wives, or at least a couple.
Do not have access to all jobs. Read this article in: عربي Many Iraqi women say they are discriminated against BAGHDAD, 30 May 2007 (IRIN) - When Suha Abdel-Azim, 38, received a letter from her boss saying she had to stop working for security reasons, she couldn’t believe it.
After three years as an engineer for a local company, she was fired without compensation. “I was shocked when they told me I was being fired. Women can't choose to divorce. Not allowed to drive. Girls denied education. Thirteen-year-old Huda Ahmed's world was turned upside down when her classmate was kidnapped two years ago.
The girl was snatched by armed men on her way to school in Kirkuk, and was only released three days later when her family paid 40,000 US dollars in ransom. Fearing harm may come to their only daughter, Huda's parents pulled her out of school. Often depressed, she now spends her days cleaning the house and watching television when there's electricity. Huda envies her classmates and two brothers, who still attend school, and says she is deeply conflicted about her parents' decision. She calls it "an ugly crime perpetrated against me", although in the next breath, says she understands her parents' logic.
"I'll go back to school the first chance I get, but for the time being I will respect my parents' decision," said Huda. A survey released earlier this year by NGO Women for Women International found that Iraqi girls are being removed from school at an alarming rate. The war. The beginnings of the US wars with Iraq started with Bush Sr in 1991.
Embargoes, sanctions, and bombing raids have strung together decades of militarised US brutality towards Iraq. Repeated lies about weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein's capabilities ignited the 2003 illegal invasion. Clothing. Young women are replacing shapeless cover-ups for tight-fitting skirtsReligious leaders say fashionable youngsters need to be reined inGovernment say it's a woman's right to choose what she wears By Anna Edwards Published: 13:57 GMT, 3 September 2012 | Updated: 13:59 GMT, 3 September 2012.
Loss of freedom. By Yanar Mohammed Yanar Mohammed, founder of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, spoke Oct. 23 in New York City at a meeting organized by a committee of supporters and co-sponsored by News and Letters Committees.
Below are excerpts from her talk. For information, including the English-language Iraqi women's rights newspaper, and to offer support: www.equalityiniraq.com. It means a lot to me to be here, close to the place where the World Trade Center was, where thousands of innocent civilians died. Domestic abuse. BAGHDAD -- Salma Jassim was beaten, kicked out of her marital home with her newborn daughter on her shoulder and then deserted by her husband.
But she says the threat she faces from her own family, who feel shamed because of her divorce, is just as bad as the abuse. There are few places in Iraq where Jassim can turn for help. Iraqi experts believe that domestic abuse has increased during the years of war and economic hardship since the 2003 U.S. -led invasion. But attempts to strengthen laws to protect women have gone nowhere in the face of heavy cultural and religious resistance.
The World Health Organization has estimated that one in five Iraqi women has reported being a victim of domestic violence, and experts say the rate is much higher.