Workingwomen in Baghdad talk about their daily life and the growing feeling of insecurity preventing them from going anywhere unaccompanied. It appears that the allied forces occupying Baghdad have caused the situation to worsen. Parallel to that, women's rights activists are worried that Iraqi society is taking a turn towards Islamic fundamentalism as followers of the Sharia increase in numbers everyday. From 23% in the early nineties, the percentage of workingwomen has fallen to 10 in 1999. Moreover new marriage and inheritance laws drastically disadvantage them.

Key shots

09:05 mid shot of a burnt car on a street in Baghdad
10:26 US soldiers on patrol
11:28 Iraqi women voting for the constitution
13:01 veiled women on a street
13:15 girls in school
14:20 US soldiers getting in a tank, sound of sirens