Another piece about the implications of the Shi’ite victory in Iraq. From ABC News (Australia), with thanks to JE:
Senior leaders in Iraq’s Shia Muslim community are demanding the country base its laws and new constitution on the principles of Islam.
The main Shia coalition is expected to be the biggest winner out of last month’s national election.
A representative of one of Iraq’s most powerful Shia leaders, Grand Ayatollah Mohammad al-Fayad, has issued a statement demanding that the Koran be the reference point for all government legislation.
The statement says the national assembly should reject any law contrary to Islam.
A spokesman for the supreme leader of Iraq’s Shia, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has told the French news agency AFP that he endorses the statement.