Baghdad waitresses break down barriers
By Aseel Kami | China Daily | Updated: 2010-05-07 07:52
Female cafe staff faces fewer threats than in past years
BAGHDAD - Hind al-Bidairi's dream of owning a cafe with an all-female waiting staff haunted her for years while Iraq was gripped by sectarian violence.
Islamic fundamentalists would most likely have slaughtered her and her employees had she dared.
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