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Iraq’s Sadr to Boycott Elections, Says Doesn’t Want to Work with ‘Corrupt’ Figures
Baghdad: Head of Iraq’s Sadrist movement influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he was boycotting the upcoming parliamentary elections, citing the involvement of “corrupt” figures ...
Ramadan TV Series Stokes Tensions Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims
The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...
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Moqtada Al Sadr sparks controversy over Quran alteration comments
Iraqi populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr has sparked controversy for alleging that the holy Quran was altered following the Prophet Mohammed’s death. In his series, Lectures on Quran ...
Can One Man Hold Syria Together?
The one thing holding Syria together now is Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has taken on the near-impossible job of teaching his people ...