'Iraqis have lost faith in a system that has done very little to reduce their suffering.' Opinion | TalAbdulrazaq
where tens of thousands gather, as well as the attitudes of tribal communities who oppose having female family members be quarantined unaccompanied by male chaperones, may be facilitating the spread of the invisible killer virus. Doctors repeatedly warned that they would see a spike in cases., Iraqi authorities were deliberately concealing the true scale of the impact of the coronavirus in the country.
However, it is clear from the testimony of health and political officials that they not only have something to hide, but they are silencing those who would expose them. The reason for this is apparent and is directly linked to the public’s fury that has been at the boiling point since October last year, leading to nationwide protests where heavy-handed security forces have killed 700 demonstrators.
Not only have the demonstrators been on the streets to protest against the sectarianism and corruption of the political process, but they have also been furious at the lack of economic opportunity and the complete gutting of public services. Seventeen years after a brutal dictator was toppled and a nominal democracy installed, Iraqis are worse off than they have ever been, and those in power who are supposed to work for their interests instead work for the interests of foreign powers, including Iran and the United States.
Iraqis have lost faith in a system that has done very little to reduce their suffering and to provide them with a real chance at life. Taking the pandemic as a short-term case study, it is clear that Iraqis have been relying on themselves more than their government.
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