A Dangerous Trade
Once protected by Saddam's regime, prostitutes now fear for their lives.
24 Nov 05
Iraq
Female Lawyers Fight for Equality
Women attorneys maintain that discrimination in the courts runs rampant.
24 Nov 05
Female Civil Servants Cry Foul Over Taxes
Rates benefiting married government workers are discriminatory, say unmarried women.
24 Nov 05
Bombings Expose Khanaqin Tensions
Kurdish and Arab residents increasingly at odds over former’s demand for town’s reincorporation into Kurdistan.
23 Nov 05
President's Humanitarian Gesture Snubbed
Talabani fails in bid to secure medical treatment for indicted Ba’ath Party official.
23 Nov 05
Uproar at Threat to Kill Extremist Sympathisers
Sunnis urge resignation of defence minister who threatened to target those who shelter insurgents.
21 Nov 05
Insurgents Impose Curbs on Women
Those who put on makeup or choose not to wear the veil fall victim to militants.
20 Nov 05
Crisis in Supreme Court
Observers say President Karzai missed an opportunity to reform the country’s ineffective judicial system when he re-appointed all but one of the nine high court judges.
18 Nov 05
Kabul Bids Farewell to Powerful Friend
Departing United States ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has played a major role in formation of the current government.
18 Nov 05
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