Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Iraqi policewomen are told to surrender their weapons

The move is a sign of the religious and cultural conservatism that has taken hold since Hussein's ouster. The Iraqi government has ordered all policewomen to hand in their guns for redistribution to men or face having their pay withheld, thwarting a U.S. initiative to bring women into the nation's police force.

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