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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Baghdad nightclubs thrive as violence eases


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Known in the 1970s and 1980s as a permissive, anything-goes corner of the Middle East, Iraq slowly became more socially conservative.

Things changed sharply after the 2003 US-led invasion, when Islamist parties gained power and extremist groups took control over swaths of Iraq, forcing women at gunpoint to dress modestly and preventing unmarried youths from mingling.

In Baghdad, nightclubs were shuttered and people dared not venture out at night.

As the worst of the violence unleashed in 2003 has faded, a buzzing nightlife has returned to the Iraqi capital. Some 17 nightclubs have opened in Baghdad, most featuring provocative dancers, suggestive music and ample booze. - + selanjutnya


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KARIPOP,  July 16, 2009 at 8:31 AM  

Salam Wak................ orang2 islam yang kurang beriman memang mudah mengikut dan terpengaruh dengan koje2 iblis dan setan nih!!! ....tempat2 yang sebegitu didahului olih VVIP dan yang bawah2 ni bangang2 dok ikut tingkah laku VVIP tu............hiiiissss!!!!!

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