Summary
In Iraq, a family's honour - its sharaf-resides in the chastity of its women. Persistent rumours that women have been raped by Americans at Abu Ghraib Prison have horrified Iraqis. Dozens of photographs purporting to show Iraqi women being raped at the prison circulate in Iraq, and although most are fake, the official US report by Major General Antonio Taguba did cite at least one case of an American having sex with a female Iraqi detainee.
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It was a breath-taking moment. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, the Italian aid workers taken hostage in Iraq, lifted the black veils covering their faces and smiled. After three weeks in captivity, they were free. Liberation came not when they got...
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