Democracy. The results, posted online successively, also showed the bloc of Iraq’s populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr maintaining the most seats in parliament, leading in several of Iraq’s 18 provinces, including the capital Baghdad. Al-Sadr, a maverick leader remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion, appeared to have increased his […]
In Iraq, A Faltering Democracy
The great hope of the Bush Administration was to bring democracy to Iraq, after so many decades of despotism, by Saddam Hussein and those assorted generals and strongmen who preceded him, and thereby that country could serve as a model – a light-unto-the-Muslim nations – to be emulated. There was plenty of excitement, not […]
Muslim cleric: “I will be holding a special prayer on Friday that will curb the pandemic”
If the coronavirus pandemic abates, Al Sadr can claim credit. If it doesn’t, he can blame his followers’ impiety, and urge them to redouble their efforts to please Allah. As Muhammad said that there is no deed greater than jihad, this could lead to more jihad violence. “Coronavirus: Iraqi cleric tells followers to kneel and […]
Muslim cleric: Moving US embassy to Jerusalem would be declaration of war on Islam
And he called for the “formation of a special division to liberate Jerusalem were the decision to be implemented.” It’s interesting how Western policy analysts routinely and universally treat the Israeli- “Palestinian” conflict as if it were a matter of land and could be settled by negotiations, while Muslim spokesmen worldwide routinely and universally treat […]