A Star from Mosul

Ever since the War of Iraq has begun, I have become accusstomed to hear read articles that describes the brutal life women experienced in Iraq. Usually, women are victims of abuse and nothing is really done by the government to prevent it. However, this article was different and had some irony to it. As I was reading the article in the beginning, I thought that the narrator was sobering over how she might be restricted from going to college and how she cannot continue her education. The tone in the first paragraph seemed depressing since it seemed as if the narrator is use to living in a environment where she is restricted do anything or even live her life freely.
Throughout the article, the tone of the article become repetitive. For example, its about the narrator being occupied with college activities or exams, while the family always have guests over for several occasions. In addition, it interesting how, the narrator's life depicts similarites to my life. For example, I am always occupied with my college life and my family always tends to have relatives or friends over. However, I liked the end of the article, which was the "power to say no." This line indicates that it is a privilege to saying no is a privilege for women in nations like Iraq. Even though saying no should be a natural born right, it is a privilege to say no. In the end, the narrator feels good saying NO, since hardly do women get the right to say no in Iraq.