Iraq: Mass Demonstrations by Women, Others, Against Sudden Islamization of Iraqi Law
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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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Submitted on Fri, 01/16/2004 - 00:00
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