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Iraq Nursing Program Crosses Social Barriers and Offers New Hope - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News - FOXNews.com
Luma Falah once dreamed of becoming a dentist, but sanctions, war and a strict Islamic culture in her home country of Iraq made her dream impossible.
But now Luma is on the front lines of health care as a nursing aid in the village of Saqlawiyah in Western part of the country.
In this area surrounding Fallujah, villagers adhere to the most conservative Islamic and tribal traditions. Men and women do not interact on any level, not even if it’s a matter of life and death.
Men don’t want male doctors touching their wives and daughters. And it’s hard to recruit women as nurses or midwives. Many Iraqis view nurses as women of loose morals because they work long hours in hospitals, and they treat male patients.
Luma Falah once dreamed of becoming a dentist, but sanctions, war and a strict Islamic culture in her home country of Iraq made her dream impossible.
But now Luma is on the front lines of health care as a nursing aid in the village of Saqlawiyah in Western part of the country.
In this area surrounding Fallujah, villagers adhere to the most conservative Islamic and tribal traditions. Men and women do not interact on any level, not even if it’s a matter of life and death.
Men don’t want male doctors touching their wives and daughters. And it’s hard to recruit women as nurses or midwives. Many Iraqis view nurses as women of loose morals because they work long hours in hospitals, and they treat male patients.