Men in Iraq "believe they are immune" to the HIV Virus

[ECH1969]

IRAQ: Um Khalid, Iraq "Men here believe they are immune to the disease"

Um Khalid (not her real name) caught the virus from her husband, who frequently had sexual relations with sex workers. After discovering his disease, he left his wife with three young children and travelled abroad.

"I am one of the many victims of HIV in Iraq. My husband betrayed me. At least if he had used condoms with the prostitute, I would not be sick today. This is a common problem in Iraq because men here believe they are immune to the disease. I worry for the hundreds of young men who think like this and will be the next victims of the prostitutes who contaminate my country.

"Since my husband left me, I support my three children by myself. My health is getting worse every day, especially because the only centre in Iraq for AIDS treatment is lacking some medicines and I cannot afford the rest .

"I don't worry if I die because it will be my destiny. But I just think about my children who will become orphans without anyone to take care of them. My family has abandoned us, saying that my disease could be passed on to other family members and my children are sick for sure.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/e51db95348af894b0a917443dbee922c.htm

[Captain Hilts]

1. Just wait until they find out the 'cure' of raping young girls......nt

[whistle]

2. That is probably true when your life span is cut in half....

....or at least irrelevant. How much homosexuality and/or sodomy is practiced by followers of Islam?

[ECH1969]

3. There are probably as many gay Muslims as there are gay Christians

[kiahzero]

8. What does that have to do with anything? (n/t)

[sui generis]

4. I though de nile was in egypt

who knew?

:shrug:

[ECH1969]

5. de nile exists alot of places

so does willful ignorance.

[TechBear_Seattle]

6. The other side of the "only gay men can get HIV" meme

We can heartily thank religious fanatics of all stripes for that one.

[ECH1969]

7. yup