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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:07 am Post subject: Bleak outlook for Iraq's lonely hearts
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/wl_mideast_afp/iraqsocialwomenmarriage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265612832086-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=DKAAnP6vPIoOBh3_AVVjbg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="File photo shows two women recruits standing in front of their peers as they participate in a graduation ceremony for more Iraqi Police students in southern Baghdad. Official Iraqi statistics show that there are 102 men for every 100 women, but the ratio varies significantly depending on the age group, underpinning the plight of Iraq's single women.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Zina Nabil, a pretty 28-year-old Sunni Arab, thought she had found her man. But like many other Iraqi women, she was forced to abandon her marriage plans three years ago because of sectarian hostilities.</p><br clear="all"/>
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