Article:http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/24/world/AP-ML-Iraq-Nursing-Anbar.html
highlights:
SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- This part of Iraq, says Dr. Ayad al-Hadithy, is so conservative that a man would rather have his pregnant wife die in labor than be touched by a male nurse or doctor.
The area's most recent records, from five years ago when the anti-U.S. insurgency was just beginning, show that one in five women dies in childbirth, and many women never even see a doctor.
''This is ignorance, not Islam,'' he said. ''Nowhere does Islam say: 'Let your wife die.'''
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
After reading this article, I understand how wifes are treated and considered as in some parts of Iraq. It's easier to understand the article about the trial in Iraq.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/world/middleeast/23iraq.html?ref=middleeast