Al Arabiya 4 weeks ago

Women fight new battle in Iraq's restive corner

Deaths and lack of jobs among men push women to forefront (File)

In what was once one of Iraq's deadliest areas, women who survived sectarian carnage and insurgency now fight a new battle to feed families whose menfolk have been killed, jailed or left jobless. Full Article at Al Arabiya

Related Topics:

Related Articles

  1. * Women face new misery in one-time insurgent stronghold * Deaths and lack of jobs among men push women to forefront By Suadad al-Salhy LATIFIYA, Iraq, Nov 8 (Reuters) - In what was once one of Iraq's deadliest areas, women who survived sectarian... Full Article at Reuters Alert Net

  2. The Scotsman logo
    Remembrance
    4 weeks ago

    A further six British service personnel have lost their lives, taking the death toll since the conflict began to 230. Full Article at The Scotsman

  3. Investor's Business Daily logo
    Jihad's 5th Column
    1 month ago

    War On Terror: The Fort Hood terrorist is being portrayed as an "anomaly," an "aberration," a "lone wolf." Sadly, he's just one of many examples of jihadist traitors in the ranks of the military. Full Article at Investor's Business Daily

  4. If we had it to do over, would we send an army into Afghanistan to build a nation? While these two wars have cost 5,200 dead, a trillion dollars and a divided America facing an endless war, what have we won? Full Article at V Dare

Related Quotes

(What's this?)
  1. Are you a Publisher?

    We built Daylife.com using our SmartMedia Services platform, which can give you thousands of content-rich, advertiser-friendly pages (like this one) on any topic and with full editorial control. Learn More »

    Our Customers
  2. Our Products
    Daylife Select

    A point & click tool to create dynamic content portals. Learn More »

  3. Daylife API

    Unlimited smart, customizable content to suit any publisher. Learn More »

  4. Enterprise API

    Use the Daylife Platform to distribute content across your sites. Learn More »

  5. SmartContext

    Weave the web's best content into your own. Learn More »

Browse More Photos

Daylife is the web's largest archive of news photos

  1. Journalists watch a television showing Deputy Parliament Speaker Khalid al-Atiya during a press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009.
  2. LIVORNO, ITALY - DECEMBER 05:  Italian Secretary of Defence, Guido Crosetto watches Cadets take part in an Oath ceremony at the Naval Academy on December 5, 2009 in Livorno, Italy. 127 1st Class Cadets, including 28 women and 6 with 13 students from Albania, Iraq, Kuwait, Peru, Senegal, Yemen too...
  3. Former British ambassador to the US Christopher Meyer leaves after giving evidence to the Iraq inquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center,  London Thursday Nov. 26, 2009.

Cast of Characters