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submitted 2 months ago by lay@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

As an Iraqi, I do ask this question to myself a lot, what the world opinion on modern Iraq. It changed a lot especially after ISIS war, but people here generally don't value the change that much due to high unemployment rates, drought, and bossy militias.

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[-] lay@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 months ago

For 100 years women was treated as the inferior gender not just in Iraq but all around the Arabian Gulf area due to religious/customary reasons. Iraq was one of the first countries to allow women to drive, it was and will be the most secular middle eastern country. After the American invasion on Iraq women's rights was at decline because of the war, and it's now even better than ever. So they feel pretty much normal I guess, they even sometimes have more freedom than us men here.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago

It's great to hear a bit of inside news. It's so sad that when war subsides news coverage dus as well. Your post made me realize that.

I really hope the middle east can get the corruption of oil or of it's system and the rigidity of the extreme interpretations of Islam.

Thanks for the perspective, brother.

[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I wonder why my comment was removed by the mods!?

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