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New Sunni Shiite Political Grouping

Juan Cole 05/10/2004

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New Sunni-Shiite Political Grouping

Several readers asked me what I thought of the al-Jazeerah article about the formation of a new pan-Iraqi, Pan-Islamic group that will work to end US occupation and refuses to recognize the Interim Governing Council or any government appointed by the US. My answer is that so far this is 500 persons, and we don’t know yet whether it is significant. There are already 50 political parties in Iraq, most of which are obscure to the American audience. This is one more. We’ll see if it amounts to anything.

One thing the conference showed was that even though Muqtada has lost support among Shiites he has gained support from some Sunnis.

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About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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New Sunni Shiite Political Grouping

Juan Cole 05/10/2004

New Sunni-Shiite Political Grouping

Several readers asked me what I thought of the al-Jazeerah article about the formation of a new pan-Iraqi, Pan-Islamic group that will work to end US occupation and refuses to recognize the Interim Governing Council or any government appointed by the US. My answer is that so far this is 500 persons, and we don’t know yet whether it is significant. There are already 50 political parties in Iraq, most of which are obscure to the American audience. This is one more. We’ll see if it amounts to anything.

One thing the conference showed was that even though Muqtada has lost support among Shiites he has gained support from some Sunnis.

Filed Under: Uncategorized

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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