Iraqis back women's rights - with Islam
From The Human Rights Project
Dateline: August 15, 2005
A survey conducted by Iraq's constitution drafting committee showed that 69 per cent of respondents support full rights for women - as long as the freedoms don't contradict Islam.
The survey was conducted by a subcommittee of Iraq's constitutional committee that is drafting a new charter for the country. The group was trying to gauge public opinions on key topics that were being addressed in the charter.
Over 156,000 people submitted responses to a multiple-choice questionnaire that was distributed across the country. Participants turned the forms into some 1,000 boxes across the country, according to Adnan Mohammed Hassan, head of the dialogue committee that directed the survey.
Posted on 08-15-2005
