Jalyssa Williams Ms. Rebecca Gray English 10 B 5 May 2015 Iraqi Women Imagine waking up one morning to find you had no mouth. It can be concluded that wiithout a mouth, you would have no voice to speak up with. No one could hear what you truly had to say. Think about that nice closet of clothes you have as well. The one who have spent countless of dollars on or spent hours designing yourself. Now imagine that those gorgeous pieces of clothing are ripped away and your government is now dictating to you what you need to wear. Remember, you have no voice, as far as the government is concerned you have no opinion, not that it would matter much anyway. To make it better, now you have a group of people ordering you around. For the women of Iraq this is life. The problem is not just not being able to wear their own clothes or not having a voice to speak up with; the problem is that even though they helped carried the Iraqi government through hard times and kept their country whole, they tossed out without a fair warning and would soon endure years of abuse by their own people. The bottom line is women living in Iraq today have significantly lost the freedom and respect they rightfully deserve along the years due to their own countries questionable actions. …show more content…
The Law of Personal Status gave them the right to divorce, banned polygamy, made marriages to minors illegal, and gave them the same inheritance rights as their male counterparts. Women could also work where they wanted, go to school where they pleased and dress how they saw fit. They were nearly equal to men, but not nearly enough. Sometime in the 1950's the Women Iraq League was founded by female teachers, doctors and lawyers in order to help the fellow women of their country to better lives. During its peak year it had 40,000+ members. Despite the small disadvantages that had come with being a woman, the sea was relatively