Arab women debating the nature of Iraq's next government. And believe it or not, some support the Barefoot and Pregnant Party:
"In the last couple of months, political Islamic groups have forced themselves into society and given orders that everyone needs to veil," Mohammed said in an interview at the headquarters of the communist party.
"They have gone into schools demanding that girls only stay there up to the sixth grade," says Om Feras, the mother of four children and a full-time homemaker. She and her female neighbors, who all wear the Islamic headscarf, gather often in each other's homes and debate the political landscape of Iraq.
"I prefer an Islamic government because crimes will be less, people will be afraid of God and behave well and will not be aggressive with each other," she said. "But we want a moderate Islamic government that doesn't force us to wear hijab (headscarf) or Islamic dress for women or force things on us, but gives us the choice."
A moderate Islamic government?
I think we just invented a new oxymoron here.
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