Written by Shermeen Yousif Averroes had said once that using religion is the profitable trade in societies where ignorance is widespread. Unfortunately, the Iraqi government is aware that if they want to control the society to guarantee their continuous ruling and prohibit revolutionary thinking, they need to wrap every falsehood with a religious envelope and …
Written by Arkan Radeef / Translated by Shermeen Yousif The most dangerous people are those who lead religious or sectarian parties without being clergy and whose past is tainted with accusations and suspicions, including the most heinous types of murder, kidnapping, and sectarian incitement, as well as misusing public funds, corruption, violating the law, and …
The media is a means of conveying the news or the point of view or both from one party to the other, and its dangers have become overshadowed by its advantages. The media is a double-edged sword that may benefit or harm and may destroy or revive peace among people if used in the correct …
It’s a spectacle that is both tragic and farcical—the ongoing corruption and moral decay among Iraqi political parties and their Iranian-backed militias. The damage they’ve inflicted on the country, with their roots steeped in the poisonous influence of Tehran, is not only alarming but also emblematic of the persistent failure of Iraq’s leadership to bring …
Written by Arkan Radeef / Translated by Shermeen Yousif Iraq has experienced the most violent wave in its history to liquidate and attack Iraqi competencies of a secular civic character in Iraq, whose civilization has been perverted by the barbarism of militias and sectarian Shia and Sunni parties that have destroyed everything. When the Iraqi people had green hopes …
Today in Iraq, the turbaned cleric occupies multiple seats of power. He is simultaneously the head of a political movement, the leader of a parliamentary bloc, the architect of electoral lists, the overseer of cabinet formation, the commander of the armed forces, the planner of economic policy, the designer of school curricula, and a key …
Women are mothers, sisters, wives, daughters, and beloveds, with their own entity, rights, duties, and personality that shape society as a whole. They are the universities from whose womb generations, nations, and leaders emerge. A mother alone can create all this—so imagine all her roles and qualities. As Al-Rusafi said, “The mother is a school; …
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Written By Arkan Radeef / Translated by Shermeen Yousif When a priestly clergyman came to Voltaire on his deathbed and asked him to confess in order for him to be forgiven, he did not deny the existence of God, but was denying the priestly right to represent God. It is well known that Voltaire spent …
The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most significant global health crises in modern history. As the virus spread across the globe, nations implemented measures to control its transmission, including widespread lockdowns, social distancing, and restrictions on gatherings. However, in certain parts of the world, including Iraq, a deeply religious country, the response to …
Author: Arkan Radeef The evil of two-faced people becomes unified in deceit, while others manifest duplicity differently. Muqtada Al-Sadr, with protesters, declares that Iran should be expelled, yet with Iranian officials, he performs dutifully like a submissive, diligent student—or rather, a beggar—appeasing them at the funeral tables and homes of Qassem Soleimani, the criminal, and …
Iraq was ranked 162nd out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s 2019 Anti-Corruption Index, underscoring the deep-rooted corruption in both Iraq and the Kurdistan region. Over 1,000 individuals have been killed or wounded in anti-government protests across Baghdad and southern provinces, reflecting widespread frustration with a government plagued by corruption. The wealth of Iraq, including …
Among the weeping jokes and what the bereaved laugh about is the corruption and immorality of the Iraqi parties and their black militia arms soaked in the creamy Iranian poison that they sucked from the breast of their old witch, Iran, with black fangs dyed with the hatred of the mullahs, and the verses of …