Iraq: One woman’s quest for justice

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Noor (left)

Noor is a young woman from Iraq with virtually no legal rights in a country still struggling with the legacy of Saddam Hussein’s 24-year dictatorship.

 Many women in Iraq cover their faces in public for cultural and religious reasons.  But Noor does not want to be seen in public because, as far as most people know, she is dead. This is her story.

Duration: 3’46″

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