Definitely Not Hussein’s Iraq

Iraq is a long ways from equality, let alone stability, but here you have Sgt. Bushra Jabar pounding the beat in the Kharkh district of Baghdad, pistol in hand — the only woman in her Army unit. The AP tells you all about this courageous woman here .

Feedback: Interesting topic, how will women’s roles play out in Iraq? On NPR this morning, there was an interesting story about the struggle involving the definition of women’s rights within the new constitution of Iraq — Idawa.