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Alaa Adel, an Iraqi fashion designer, works at her "Iraqcouture" studio in the capital Baghdad. Photos: AFP
THE sewing machines and fabric that surround Alaa Adel at her "Iraqcouture" studio in Baghdad are testament to her success in deeply patriarchal Iraq.
Adel, 33, counts herself among a limited number of female entrepreneurs in a country where most women don't work outside the home.
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