The Shiite leader ended the deadly rioting in the Green Zone, but his shortcomings as both a cleric and politician have culminated in disaster. Sadr’s career has been built on the legacy of his father and uncle, two of the most revered Shiite religious authorities of their generation. While he lacks their erudition and religious credentials, and had no governmental experienc
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Iraq holds a very conservatively estimated 145 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. Hamid Younis, first vice president of the Iraq National Oil Company, said last week that the country is planning to ramp up crude production to 8 million bpd. A number of factors, including corruption issues, weak civil society, insecurity and lack of resources have kept Iraq
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ABSTRACT Getrieben von dem Gedanken, dass durch die europäische Kolonialherrschaft in der islamischen Welt historisch etwas schiefgelaufen sei, sahen sich Politiker, Geistliche und Intellektuelle Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gedrängt, auf die neuen Machtverhältnisse zu reagieren. Der aufkeimende Diskurs über den nationalstaatlichen Fortschritt wurde unter anderem mit der Mode
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Amwaj.media spoke with Mr. Dhiaa Al-Asadi, a prominent Iraqi academic and politician, to learn more about the Sadrist vision for Iraq, including relations with neighboring states—and what the head of the growing movement is really pursuing. Mr. Asadi led the Al-Ahrar bloc, affiliated with the Sadrist Movement, in the 2014 parliamentary elections. He has also acted as politic
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Developments in Iraq over the last two months have delivered disturbing indicators of political chaos as the country’s elites continue to fail to reach acceptable compromises on a number of serious issues. An escalating confrontation between the leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and a rival Shia coalition, the Coordination Framework (CF), has dragged Iraq into tu
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