People don't understand how bad women's lives are in Iraq. Women in Iraq live in constant fear of being threatened or killed for doing normal things, like wearing makeup and going to school. Women in Iraq have very few rights and no freedom. Women are vulnerable; deprived of education; fear honor deaths; and must follow strict guidelines which, if not followed, result in serious consequences. Women in Iraq may be hurt physically or emotionally by Iraqi males, such as a brother, father, cousin, or husband. Women are also vulnerable to injury by members of armed Islamic groups, militias, Iraqi government forces, foreign soldiers, and foreign private military security personnel. Women have paid the highest price due to violent acts of religious extremism. The violence has made many Iraqi women more isolated, and many have lost husbands, brothers, fathers and sons. The rate of kidnapping, rape and murder of women in Iraq is increasing every day. Women have been victims of more abuse today than in the last 60 years. Laws in Iraq keep women and gi...