The jury is still out on whether this blog is for real—a 24-year-old Iraqi woman in Baghdad. I’m not sure, but I’m sure as hell not qualified to judge.

But if you do believe her, then read this entry: “Females can no longer leave their homes alone. Each time I go out, E. and either a father, uncle or cousin has to accompany me…. A woman, or girl, out alone, risks anything from insults to abduction…. Before the war, around 50% of the college students were females, and over 50% of the working force was composed of women. Not so anymore. We are seeing an increase of fundamentalism in Iraq which is terrifying.”