Entries in Ayatollah Ali Sistani (6)
Iraq Opinion: Is This Really A Sectarian Conflict? (al-Khoei)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:15 | Scott Lucas in EA Middle East and Turkey, Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and rival Iyad AllawiThe current political crisis in Iraq is often portrayed as a sectarian conflict between the Shia prime minister on the one hand and the deputy prime minister and vice-president – both Sunnis – on the other.
No one can claim that sectarianism in Iraq does not exist, but a closer look at the intra-sectarian conflict, sometimes just as bloody, can help paint a more nuanced picture.
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Post A Comment | Share Article Asaib Ahl-al Haq, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Hayder al-Khoei, Iyad Allawi, Moqtada al-Sadr, Nuri al-Maliki, Osama al-Nujaifi, Rafi al-Issawi, Tariq al-Hashimi, The Guardian Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Waiting
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 6:16 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran Video from today has now been moved to our separate entry, "Latest Libya (and Beyond) Video: Fighting the Mercenaries".
2230 GMT: Images from today's protest in Bahrain, in which thousands called for the release of detainees:
2015 GMT: A 25-year-old man has died in Bordj Bou Arreridj, 240 km (148 miles) east of the Algerian capital Algiers, after setting himself on fire outside the provincial building.
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Post A Comment | Share Article Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Muammar Qaddafi, Nouri al-Maliki, Oman, Ossama al-Nujaifi,