Shia Parties Questioned Over Constitution
Rank and file members believe their political leaders should have followed the opinion of Ayatollah Sistani.
22 Feb 05
Iraq
Baghdad's Disappearing Pavements
In the new economy, fast-sell merchants are crowding access to public space.
22 Feb 05
Islamic Activists Pressure Students
Teaching staff and students complain of harassment by groups trying to force narrow religious views on campus.
22 Feb 05
Controversial Shia Ritual Under Fire
Some Shia clerics are now recommending believers to donate their blood instead of shedding it in a ritual to commemorate the Imam Hussein.
22 Feb 05
Wave of Anger at Killing of Hamas Chief
Anti-Coalition Sunni heartland sees biggest protests, but Shia protestors also call for retribution.
22 Feb 05
Planning for Reconstruction
After the destruction a historic opportunity beckons, but US plans to rebuild a post-Saddam Iraq are unclear.
22 Feb 05
The Fake Fatwa
Iraqi Shia reject the religious decree calling on Iraqis to defend the country, insisting that it has been issued under coercion from the regime.
22 Feb 05
Rifles and Radios Across the Front Line
Kurdish sources in Northern Iraq report increasing defections from the Iraqi military.
22 Feb 05
Justice the Day After
Long-standing efforts to bring the Iraqi leadership to justice have failed, leaving the strategy for dealing with any deposed rulers unclear.
22 Feb 05
Not With a Bang, But a Whimper?
Although fighting continues, Saddam Hussein may fall from power without invoking his long-standing threat of a final disaster.
22 Feb 05
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