Arab Revolts Risk Fuelling Sectarian Tensions
Region: IraqAs Sunni Islamists gain political power, minority faiths are likely to be vulnerable. By Abeer Mohammed Protests in the Arab world seem to be moving from the ideal of establishing democracy towards increas... more
Views: 1039Iraq Hopes Arab Summit Will Boost Its Role
Region: IraqEvent seen as key moment for Baghdad as regional player following US withdrawal in December 2011. By Abeer Mohammed Iraqi officials are hoping that hosting the first Arab League summit after the wave of revol... more
Views: 1100Iraq Stunned by Bombing Wave
Region: IraqBy Basim al-Shara, Abeer Mohammed About 100 Iraqis were killed and wounded in bombings across the country on February 23, raising concerns about the ability of government forces to maintain security following th... more
Views: 885Hopes that move will allow budget to pass parliament and soothe sectarian tensions. By Abeer Moham
Region: Iraq
A decision by Iraq’s Sunni Arab political bloc to end its boycott of parliament has been welcomed as a step towards halting a political crisis that sparked fears of fresh sectarian conflict when it erupted in D... more
Views: 792United Kingdom: #TwitterKurds Organize First Social Media Gathering in London
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Written by Nigar Hacizade A group of Kurdish Internet activists that have been organizing around the #TwitterKurds hashtag on Twitter have come together for the first Kurdish Social Media Gathering earlier this month in... more
Views: 1058Shia Casualties Rise After American Withdrawal
Region: Iraq
Written by Ahmed al-Baghdadi, Abeer Mohammed The majority of people killed in Iraq in a series of attacks following the American withdrawal last month have been Shia, stirring fears that of a resumption in se... more
Views: 9869/11 and meaning of democracy
Region: NepalFollowing the burial of Osama bin Laden in May by the American Army in Pakistan, the US Administration has tightened security across the country, especially in New York and Washington. As part of precautionary meas... more
Views: 1397In Iraq, Is Saddam Still Alive?
Region: IraqWritten by Amira Al Hussaini , Global Voices Saddam Hussein is making the rounds on social media, with a new recording claiming that the Iraqi dictator is alive and well and that his double Mikhail was the one exe... more
Views: 2558Iraq Reclaims Saddam’s Yacht
Region: Iraq
The acquisition by the Iraqi authorities of a luxury yacht formerly owned by Saddam Hussein has drawn a mixed reaction here, with some hailing it as a small victory over the tyrant and others expressing indiffere... more
Views: 1820Saddam Hussein’s hanging: challenging the Middle East need for change
Region: IraqSince the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the execution of Saddam Hussein in December 2006, strife and chaos have ripped Iraq apart. Hussein’s execution was an especially dangerous time because it coincided with the hol... more
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