Female Peshmerga have genuinely inspired people, offering an alternative image of Muslim women to ma
![Military styles have been co-opted by both haute couture and youth culture for decades, writes Ismail [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014101174128912734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Money is merely an idea. In the absence of commodity-pegged money, society has the ability to devise its own solutions.
![Locals can still operate on an IOU basis, barter with valuable commodities such as jewellery, or borrow from friends and family, writes Ismail [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014323114331403734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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