Iraq: Seven Years of War: 03

Draped in mourning veils and abayas, more than 500 women march in Sadr City against the violence plaguing their neighborhood. “The people who pay for the violence are the women here,” said Khafaji, whose brother was killed in March 2004. They sprayed water over themselves for relief from the mid-afternoon heat.
Baghdad. June 19, 2004

Draped in mourning veils and abayas, more than 500 women march in Sadr City against the violence plaguing their neighborhood. “The people who pay for the violence are the women here,” said Khafaji, whose brother was killed in March 2004. They sprayed water over themselves for relief from the mid-afternoon heat.