Will a New Force Emerge in Iraq?
The fact that political entities have not yielded anyone with an alternate vision reflects the nature of post-2003 Iraqi politics...
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Iraqi Secularists Under Attack Ahead of Elections!
Ali Mamouri – AlMonitor Kadhem al-Haeri, a cleric who has close ties with the Islamic Dawa Party and the Iranian regime,...
Iraq Votes 2014: Election Posters Reveal Hidden Messages, New Alliances, Surprising Strategies
Niqash | Mustafa Habib | Baghdad Campaigning for Iraq’s elections started last week. Almost immediately the nation’s streets were covered...
Interview Gertrude Bell Documentary: ‘She Would be Unhappy with Iraq Today’
Victorian-era explorer Gertrude Bell contributed much to the making of what is now modern Iraq. And now Western popular culture...
Ja’fari Law Takes the Iraqi Government’s Violation of Women’s Rights to a New Level
Marriage at age nine, legalising marital rape – this bill breaches UN conventions and is degrading for Iraqi men and...
Kurdish Journalist Still in Prison in Slemani / Don’t Critizise APO!
ARA News – Urfa, Turkey This is the second time he was arrested. / Syrian journalist detained in Iraqi Kurdistan...
Najaf’s Shiite Seminaries Enter 21st Century
Ali Mamouri – AlMonitor The Shiite seminary (hawza) in Najaf witnessed huge developments in its educational program in the mid-20th...
Iraqi Elections, Iranian Interests
Kenneth M. Pollack Iran@SABAN A major event for Iran is barely a month away, though few in Washington seem to...
Iraq’s Jaafari Law Would Violate Human Rights!
Muhannad Al-Ghazi / Al-monitor The Iraqi Justice Ministry announced on Oct. 27 that it had sent a copy of a...
Women’s Movement in Iraq Faces Setbacks!
Ali Mamouri – Al-Monitor When well-known feminist activist Mona Eltahawy put forth her theory that women are hated and detested in the Middle East, she faced...
Will Iraq Refer The Issue Of Ilisu Dam To The UN Security Council?
by Johanna L. Rivera Save The Tigris And The Iraqi Mashes Campaign and ICSSI On March 22nd in Baghdad, the...
Ilisu Dam and Legal Considerations in Iraq
Policy Paper Presented to the Iraqi Government on the legal possibilities available to Iraq to respond to the threat posed...