![IRAQ An Iraqi Marsh Arab stands as British soldiers patrol in Iraq's southern marshlands near Basra December 16, 2005, a day after [elections for the country's first full-term parliament since Saddam Hussein's overthrow. Millions of ballot papers were being counted and recounted on Friday as Iraqis celebrated a peaceful election that saw rebellious Sunni Arabs join in for the first time, pushing turnout close to 70 percent.] - RTXO2IL](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/01/RTXO2IL.jpg/RTXO2IL.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=XRl76x0o)
Iraqi women mostly absent from political scene
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