I'm only arguing ONE thing. Your assertion was that WOMEN will be better off under the Sharia law in the new constitution than they were under Saddam. NONE of your assertions support that. Prove your assertion, moron.
Iraq under Saddam was secular. OUR Iraq will be another Saudi-like hellhole for WOMEN. No Burkas before, Burkas NOW!
Read this, moron:
Background on Women's Status in Iraq Prior to the Fall of the Saddam Hussein Government
hrw.org
"Historically, Iraqi women and girls have enjoyed relatively more rights than many of their counterparts in the Middle East. The Iraqi Provisional Constitution (drafted in 1970) formally guaranteed equal rights to women and other laws specifically ensured their right to vote, attend school, run for political office, and own property. Yet, since the 1991 Gulf War, the position of women within Iraqi society has deteriorated rapidly. Women and girls were disproportionately affected by the economic consequences of the U.N. sanctions, and lacked access to food, health care, and education. These effects were compounded by changes in the law that restricted women's mobility and access to the formal sector in an effort to ensure jobs to men and appease conservative religious and tribal groups."
..and how they're LOSING their rights in OUR Iraq:
guardian.co.uk
Women battle for rights in new Iraq
Constitution should allow Islam to rule domestic affairs, say Shias
Rory Carroll in Baghdad
Monday August 15, 2005
The Guardian
"Iraq's women's rights advocates mounted an 11th-hour push last night to dilute the role of Islam and safeguard their freedoms in a draft constitution expected today.
They mobilised in Baghdad to steel liberal and secular members of the drafting committee for a showdown against religious conservatives.
With crucial parts of the draft still undecided, it was unclear whether Islamic law, or sharia, would override the civil law that governs areas such as marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance." |
