The Dangerous Cost of Truth: Elizabeth Tsurkov and Iraq’s War on Activism
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The Collapse of Iran’s Shia Crescent, What’s Next?
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The Iraqi Constitution: A Fragmented Framework Built on Foreign Interests and Sectarian Division
In the wake of the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, Iraq was left in a state of total disarray. Institutions across the country, from the military to the security and service sectors, were dissolved overnight, leaving the country grappling with chaos and anarchy. This sudden vacuum created fertile ground for foreign powers and …
The Kleptocracy Unveiled: How Iraq’s Political Elite Perpetuates Corruption
In his seminal work “Science and Politics as a Vocation,” German sociologist Max Weber proposed a fundamental distinction within political life: one can either live “for” politics or “from” politics. The former is driven by ideology, purpose, and the desire to shape society, while the latter seeks to exploit the political system for personal gain. …
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O Eid, in whatever state you have returned, O Eid
As the wheel of time turned, it ground the dreams of Iraqis into dust, fracturing what remained of weary souls who had languished for years in a haze of fragmentation, longing, and disorientation. They had no shore to anchor them, no haven to rest upon. Their spirits became mere outlines, abandoned beneath a sky that …
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Muqtada Al-Sadr … Echoes of Al-Kasa’i’s Regret
After what has been widely referred to as the “political deadlock,” Iraq’s political process finds itself once again in a dark and suffocating tunnel. A tunnel it has been lost in for the past 19 years. Despite the promises of progress and change, Iraq’s leaders have been unable to pull the country out of its …
Shia Tug of War: Coordination Framework and Al-Sadr Bloc
A new day has begun with the rising of the sun. Its rays have been consumed by the dark night’s spirit, causing this sterile circle to revolve around the people of Iraq, encircling their necks and suffocating their breath. In the old days, there was good land that yielded its fruits and bore fruits of …
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From Corruption to Slavery How Iraqs Blind Obedience Fuels its Tyrants
Aristotle was once asked: “Who creates tyrants?” He immediately replied, “The weakness of the oppressed.” This statement highlights a harsh truth: the persistence of injustice in societies is often due to the silence and inaction of the people who endure it. When citizens remain passive in the face of oppression—whether it’s the suppression of freedom, …
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The True Face of Marja’iyyah Authority
It is historically well-established that the Shiite Marja’iyyah (religious authority) in Najaf, alongside Shiite religious parties, has been a central force in Iraq’s post-2003 devastation, pervasive corruption, and political, economic, and cultural decline. This responsibility mirrors that of the Kurdish leadership, often criticized for its divisive and self-serving policies, as well as the so-called Sunni …
Shadow of the devil
Ignorance, disease, and poverty are three scourges that destroy civilizations and peoples. You cannot find it together in one place and it is at its highest level except in the country of loss, where the one who enters it is missing and the one who escapes it is born, the poet Maarouf Al-Rusafi says: I …