Iraq: Mass Demonstrations by Women, Others, Against Sudden Islamization of Iraqi Law
Source:
antiwar.com The Baghdad/London daily az-Zaman reports that there were widespread demonstrations on Tuesday by women against the order decreeing abolition of Iraq's uniform civil codes in favor of religious law, which they say "repeals women's rights" in Iraq.
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http://antiwar.com/cole/index.php?articleid=1701
Submitted on Fri, 01/16/2004 - 01:00
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