Khafaji Added To Igc Salma Al Khafaji

Juan Cole 11/21/2003

Khafaji added to IGC

Salma al-Khafaji has been added to the Interim Governing Council, succeeding the slain Aqilah al-Hashimi, who was assassinated. Al-Khafaji is a Shiite woman dentist, and joins other technocrats on the council. She was chosen by the Shiite caucus on the IGC, which is now back to having a majority of 13 out of 25 members. Az-Zaman is arguing that she was selected for her technocratic credentials, not because she is a Shiite woman. The announcement of her appointment will be made in a few days.

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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