To make International Women’s Day on 8 March a day of saying No to Islamic Sharia law in Iraq
To all women’s, progressive, secularist and labour movement organizations
Iraqi women are facing a historic threat. The US/UK occupation has strengthened political Islamist groups, who now constitute a majority in the US-installed parliament and have a dominant position in the new constitution based on ethnic division and the principles of Islamic Sharia law. Iraq’s personal status law will now be abolished and all marital and family matters will be conducted on the basis of Sharia and other forms of religious-tribal law. This means the enslavement of Iraqi women under a system of laws developed hundreds of years ago in the dark ages. Iraqi women will not accept their subjugation. We will stand firm against both the occupation and political Islam in Iraq.
To do this we need your solidarity - please support us in our struggle.
Please sign the following statement and send it back to us:
"The war and the
occupation of Iraq by the US and UK have
opened the way for reactionary forces in
Iraqi society to impose a constitution
based on Islamic Sharia and other forms
of religious-tribal law. We the
undersigned organizations and
individuals condemn the introduction of
religious law. We demand freedom and
equality for Iraqi women and support
their Struggle for a democratic, secular
and egalitarian constitution."
For further information please contact Houzan Mahmoud:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tel: +44 79 56 88 3001
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