Here are some quick facts about the current situation of women in Iraq:

- Woman are denied their basic human rights.

- Traditionally, men are the leaders of the households and families.

- Women must obey the man of the house.

- These Islamic countries are found to hold discrimination and unjust laws against women.

- Iraq isn't the only country where woman experience discrimination.

- It is commonly believed throughout the world that this discrimination began with the Islamic religions, founded by the prophet Mohammad.

- Iraqi woman are under the stress of trying to have a family in economically hard times all the while trying to find a husband, which has proven difficult because of the Iraq war.

- The dictator could not stop the discrimination against women in Iraq.

- If a woman is raped, most often losing her virginity, families are considered "dishonored."  In most situations, they then kill their daughters, or they no longer accept them into their family.

- Women in Iraq are subject to torture and abuse, adding stress and unfair treatment into their daily lives.