As the remaining US troops in Iraq prepare to return home, how has life changed for women in the country they are leaving behind?
The number of people killed in terrorist attacks is significantly lower than at the height of the sectarian civil war here. But the death toll last month was 258 and there are fears of another upsurge after the Americans are gone.
.... Despite everything Um Ahmed said she cannot decide whether she is a winner or a loser in the new Iraq. She is Shia and her people now have the lion's share of power in Iraq's coalition government. And that gives her hope.
Read more on BBC News, published 16. Nov
As the remaining US troops in Iraq prepare to return home, how has life changed for women in the country they are leaving behind?
The number of people killed in terrorist attacks is significantly lower than at the height of the sectarian civil war here. But the death toll last month was 258 and there are fears of another upsurge after the Americans are gone.
.... Despite everything Um Ahmed said she cannot decide whether she is a winner or a loser in the new Iraq. She is Shia and her people now have the lion's share of power in Iraq's coalition government. And that gives her hope.
Read more on BBC News, published 16. Nov