%0 Journal Article
%T The Sociological Cost of Democracy: A Comparative Study of Arab Women¡¯s Rights Using Iraqi Women Pre- and Post-2003 as an Illustrative Example
%J -
%D 2014
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/5814
%X This article examines Arab women¡¯s rights with special reference to Iraqi women pre- and post-2003 as an illustrative example. Using content analysis of Saddam Hussein¡¯s speeches delivered to the General Federation of Iraqi Women in 1971 and Woman magazine in 1975, it explores the claim that ¡°The liberation of women¡­has been the most dramatic achievement of Saddam¡¯s regime¡± (Aiyar, 2013). A literature review of various works involving NGOs, governmental agencies, field reports and the United Nations will provide a contextual framework, in addition to statistical data used within a cross-regime analysis during Iraq¡¯s ¡°transition-to-democracy¡±. This article will contribute to a greater understanding of the moral imperative of human rights protection during phases of post-occupation national reconstruction.
%K Sociology
%K Democracy
%K Arab women
%K Women¡¯s rights
%K Post-occupation
%K National reconstruction
%U http://cscanada.net/index.php/sss/article/view/5814