Argumentative Essay On Iraq Women

Ever wonder about the conditions in Iraq after Saddam Hussein was killed for the extreme mistreatment of his people (mostly the Kurdish Iraqis)? The current conditions in Iraq are quite harsh as of right now, for starters the Sunni and Shiite Muslim people are so far apart in their views that they’re raging war. Due too this war, a religious law that grants women far fewer rights than Westernized countries is being enforced as the law of the land. This religious law, or Islamic law, is called Sharia law. The following paragraphs go into detail about what women are allowed and not allowed too do while Sharia is being enforced, as well as the obstacles many Muslim women face when trying too achieve gender equality. Another issue within Iraq that concerns the wellbeing of women is the topic of female genital

Since no set laws are currently being enforced, the Iraqi people have taken it into their own hands too enforce religious (Islamic) law, which is called Sharia Law. Not many people have heard of this type of law, but anyone who has should already know its prejudice and hate towards women of all cultures. The guidelines that Sharia has in place for what women are allowed too do include one husband [1]; keeping the “bride price” (the money the husband pays in order to receive consent for sex for the entire marriage) [1], unless they divorce then the husband is allowed too demand it back; divorce their husband, but only with his consent [1]; own anything that she obtained before marriage [1]; enter marriage at any age (most do not want marriage before puberty or at all depending on the man they are marrying, but are pressured or threatened by their parents (there was one case where an 8 year old girl died from internal injuries on her wedding night) [1]; and be half a witness in court (yes, as if they were half a person)