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Iraqi Women's Lives Were Better Under Saddam

Abdu Rahman, Dahr Jamail, IPS News. March 16, 2010.

"The real ruler in Iraq now is the rule of old traditions and tribal, backward laws," says one expert, who says women have lost their freedom under the U.S. occupation.

A Nation of Widows: Why Any Honest Discussion About Iraq Must Include the Plight of Women

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. March 6, 2009.

Nadje Al-Ali: "Now Iraqis tell me, 'We have 90 Saddam Husseins' ... I think people need to get a reality check."

For Many Iraqi Women and Girls, 'Internally Displaced' Means Homeless

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. February 24, 2009.

"We have no water, no money, and no work," says Ahmed Hussein, 15. "How can a human live in this misery?"

Will Iraq's New Quota System Give Women More Political Power?

Zaineb Naji, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. January 24, 2009.

As the January 31 elections approach, provincial councils are reserving seats for female leaders.

In Baghdad, Mixed Feelings Over Iraqi Takeover of Green Zone

Abeer Mohammed, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. January 21, 2009.

Among Iraqis, joy at the U.S. handover is tempered by doubts about the competence of its new guards.

What Can Be Done for Iraqi Widows?

Iraq UpdatesJanuary 3, 2009.

Women's groups and the Iraqi government agree on the need to help the huge number of widows in Iraq -- but they disagree on how to proceed.

The Iraq Legacy: Millions of Women's Lives Destroyed

Nadje Al-Ali, Comment Is Free. March 31, 2008.

Politicians hoped the Iraq war would see the advance of women's rights. Instead, Iraqi women face violence, sexual abuse and segregation.

Murders of Iraqi Women Cannot Be Explained by 'Cultural' Reasons

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network. January 10, 2008.

A look at the real reasons for the extreme escalation in the the number of women being murdered in Iraq.

Did An Iraqi Soldier Kill US Troops for Kicking a Pregnant Woman?

Siun, Firedoglake. January 6, 2008.

"His blood rose and he asked the occupying soldiers to stop beating the woman. Their answer: 'We will do what we want.' So he opened fire."

Success in Iraq? Not for Iraqi Women

Siun, Firedoglake. December 26, 2007.

Let's make sure all of our candidates know that we are not distracted by the bright shiny surge success chatter.

Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas

Kavita N. Ramdas, Global Fund for Women. December 19, 2006.

The United States' so-called "liberation" of Iraqi women has made them less free than they were under the Baathist regime, with abduction, rape, and "honor" killings now a daily reality.