December 31, 2004
Head Scarves Now a Protective Accessory In Iraq
As the months have passed since the U.S.-led invasion, fewer women are daring to venture out without wearing a traditional Muslim head scarf, called a hejab in Arabic. In Baghdad, moderate Muslim women used to feel they had a choice whether to wear the scarf, even as religious oppression under Saddam Hussein grew over the past decade. Now, in many neighborhoods, it is hard to find a woman outdoors without a head scarf.
~The contortions whole populations go through when faced with overwhelming power and lawlessness.
How do individuals negotiate on one side the rules of engagement enforced by the missiles, tanks and snipers of an invading army and on the other side the criminal opportunists and the hatred of fellow citizens that army displaced, arrested, and maimed?
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