Just like most, if not all, political figures that have made a significant impact on the world, Saddam Hussein emerged as a part of the Ba’athist party established in 1932 and was nurtured through this political influence. Ba’athists are essentially a group of Arabs that encourage the co-operation between all Arab countries under the desire to become unified through socialism and the idea of freedom. In order to accomplish this, the Ba’thist ideology stood for the eradication of Western influence within the Middle Eastern areas, expanding the Sunni religion and ensuring there were no obstacles in the way of Arab development.
It has been argued that in order for Saddam Hussein to gain a leading role within politics he used the notion of being a supporter of ‘Arabism and Arab unity.’ The ideology of the Ba’athist party was used in a manner to justify some of the actions that had taken place within Saddam Hussein’s …show more content…
According to Samir al-Khalil’s description of the Ba’athists attitude towards to women in society it appears positive; they found that ‘if any new loyalty to the leader, the party and the state is to form, women must be “freed” from the loyalties […] to their husbands’. When looking at the women and how they were treated under this particular regime it is clear to see that because it was supported by the Ba’thist party, the government began to implement policies to raise their social standing. To do this they ensured equal opportunity to education and through this the literacy levels among women rose, surpassing those of their male counterparts. By 1980 the General Federation of Iraqi Women, an organization designed to help the advancement of females which was created in 1969, managed to maintain their work under Saddam Hussein’s presidency and even helped increase literacy rates, regarding women, to rise by 300
It has been argued that in order for Saddam Hussein to gain a leading role within politics he used the notion of being a supporter of ‘Arabism and Arab unity.’ The ideology of the Ba’athist party was used in a manner to justify some of the actions that had taken place within Saddam Hussein’s …show more content…
According to Samir al-Khalil’s description of the Ba’athists attitude towards to women in society it appears positive; they found that ‘if any new loyalty to the leader, the party and the state is to form, women must be “freed” from the loyalties […] to their husbands’. When looking at the women and how they were treated under this particular regime it is clear to see that because it was supported by the Ba’thist party, the government began to implement policies to raise their social standing. To do this they ensured equal opportunity to education and through this the literacy levels among women rose, surpassing those of their male counterparts. By 1980 the General Federation of Iraqi Women, an organization designed to help the advancement of females which was created in 1969, managed to maintain their work under Saddam Hussein’s presidency and even helped increase literacy rates, regarding women, to rise by 300