Iraqi Women Protest

[Iraqi Women Protest; 7-21-05]
(Photo: Adam Nadel: N.Y.T.)
~As reported 7-21; in International Herald Tribune:
Draft of Iraq charter looks to Islam
N.Y.Times|E.Wong|-Thursday 21, 2005
Iraqi women protested in Baghdad against a draft for a new constitution that would enshrine Islamic law and curb their rights. "We want a guarantee of women's rights in the new constitution," Hannah Edwar, an organizer of the protest, said.
American and Iraqi officials say that several drafts of the new constitution are being considered and nothing has been set. Changes could still be made before Aug. 15, the deadline for the Iraq National Assembly to approve a draft.

Protests by women and the more secular members on the constitutional committee could force the religious Shiites to tone down the draft. Read more.
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