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To: ManyMoose who wrote (133858)	8/23/2005 9:33:33 AM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (1) of 793782

This is disappointing news: Shiite policy makers, with close ties to neighboring Iran, were adamant about giving Iraq an Islamic flavor in the constitution and Kurds insisted on the right to self-rule and to receive oil revenue in their autonomous region. The Shiites got their way with Islam in exchange for Kurds dropping their demand to self-rule and independence at a future date. The Kurds achieved their demand that oil revenue be controlled by regional governments and distributed evenly based on each region's demographics. According to all sides, in the draft document, Islam has been named a source of law and a clause says no legislation shall be passed that contradicts Islamic principles. Iraq's existing civil family law, which gave Iraqi women rights almost equal to those of men, has been changed to correspond with religious family law. For Muslim Iraqis, the rights of women regarding divorce, child custody and inheritance will be based on strict Sharia laws such as the ones exercised in neighboring Iran. (from today's Wall Street Journal)

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