From: Damien Sullivan (phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 11 2003 - 13:31:24 MDT
On Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 01:27:15AM -0400, Karen Rand Smigrodzki wrote:
> so possibly I missed it) anyone mention that the liberation in Iraq extends
> almost wholly to the *men* of Iraq and not it's women. My point is that
AFAIK the women of Iraq *are* liberated by Arab standards. Remember Iraq (and
Syria) had/have secular governments, not Islamist ones; Baathist oppression
was equal opportunity.
If your point is whether they'll stay liberated, with Shia sheiks being
invited to take over, well, that's a good question.
-xx- Damien X-)
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