Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the PresentThe war in Iraq has put the condition of Iraqi women firmly on the global agenda. For years, their lives have been framed by state oppression, economic sanctions and three wars. Now they must play a seminal role in reshaping their country's future for the twenty-first century. |
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... military government in November , dissolve the National Guard and arrest a number of leading Ba'thists ( Abdullah , 2003 : 166 ) . According to most women I talked to , the violence and repression receded dramatically once ' Arif had ...
... military operations . In 1969 his forces launched a bold attack on oil installations at Kirkuk , severely reducing its oil pumping facilities for ten days ( Farouk - Sluglett and Sluglett , 2001 : 128–9 ; Tripp , 2000 : 199 ) . A military ...
... military communiqué was issued . The ages of those called up for compulsory military services have been extended to both younger boys and older men . Calls have gone out for more voluntary contributions . Laws forbidding travel abroad ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
ONE Living in the Diaspora | 14 |
TWO Living with the Revolution | 56 |
Copyright | |
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