If I am going to be honest with myself and everyone else, I do not know that much about the Iraq war. My only personal relationship with the war was a friend from middle school who was from Iraq. One night at a sleepover she recounted her story for me and told me of her hate for American soldiers. Other than that, I I knew of the oppression of the Iraqi people. The hijab, in Islamic tradition, is based on a ones personal relationship with God. As a world religions major, that is the way I view the hijab. It's a pretty major thing in Islam to choose to begin wearing the hijab so being forced to wear one for safety takes away a huge piece of the religious meaning behind it, something I find particularly disturbing.
"Encroaching western values and beliefs have also played a prominent role in pushing Iraqis to embrace Islam"
The idea of the people turning to religion as a form of safety during this time of just pure chaos, but then further bring persecuted because of it is just more proof that aspects of this war were unjust, and cause so much damage.
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