Shiite Account of Visitation (‘pilgrimage’) to Holy Shrines of Iraq This is a fascinating account of an expatriate Shiite’s return to Iraq for religious visitation […]

Assassination attempt on head of Iraqi Turkmen Front This just came in: “IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT WASHINGTON REPRESENTATION On Sunday, March 14,th, 2004, there has an […]

6 US Soldiers Killed over Weekend, Shiites Protest Killing of Qazwini The Associated Press reports that 6 US soldiers were killed in Iraq in roadside […]

Heydemann Slams “Big Brother” Committee for Middle East Studies Steve Heydemann writes in the Chicago Tribune against “Warping Middle East Judgments,” referring to the Neocon […]

British Muslims Abandoning Labor; In Poll Show Mainstream European Attitudes The Guardian reports that British Muslims are turning against the Labor Party, which they traditionally […]

Blix: Iraq War Strengthened Terrorism Former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix told the Italian newspaper La Stampa, “The fact is that the war on Iraq, […]

Sistani-Linked Groups begin Popular Campaign Against Interim Constitution AFP/az-Zaman On Sunday, Shiite clergymen, cultural figures and notables began an organized campaign against the newly signed […]

Spain’s voters Reject Aznar’s Popular Party I was struck by the comment of a Spaniard in Charles Sennot’s Boston Globe piece on the Spanish elections. […]

Seeds of Gridlock in Iraq My op-ed, “How the US is sowing gridlock in Iraq” is available online at the San Jose Mercury News. I […]