Iraqi Women, Then and Now

"In many parts of the world, women have gained more rights over the years. In Iraq, the situation has been reversed.

During the reign of the Iraqi Royal family, Iraqi women were more liberal than their peers in many neighboring countries. The picture above is a reminder of the good old times in Iraq.

There's a myth, which was circulated over the Internet and by some journalists, that the Baathists liberated the Iraqi women. The Iraqi women were already free. Truthfully, the Baathists were secular folks. When they came to power, they didn't stop women from pursuing education and careers."
Fayrouz in Dallas