Juan Cole

Harith al-Dhari on Sectarian Conflict in Iraq The Open Source Center translates an interview from al-Zaman with hard line Sunni Arab fundamentalist leader Harith al-Dhari. ‘ Al-Zaman: AMS Spokesman on Latest Political, Security Developments in IraqInterview with Association of Muslim Scholars Spokesman Dr Muthanna Harith al-Dari by Mustafa Amarah in Cairo “Recently”: “Association of Muslim […]

Darfur Petition Human Rights First has put up an important petition on the Darfur genocide. You can see short film about the issue here. Here is the Wikipedia article on the Darfur conflict.

80 Bodies Found Massive Attack on Green Zone Foiled Al-Hayat reports fighting in Ramadi between guerrillas and US forces. I guess that isn’t news anymore, since I didn’t see it elsewhere. Courtesy KarbalaNews.net Some 80 bodies have been found in Baghdad and environs since Monday. On Tuesday alone, police discovered 46 bodies around the capital. […]

Quran Quote of the Day on Peace Speaking of converts to Islam from other religions, the Quran praises them for their faith, charity and good works. Of course, since they come from another community, they still have friends and relatives who might disapprove of the new religion of Islam. They might insult the Muslims. How […]

More Bombs Kill 11, Wound 40 Muqtada Damns Rumsfeld There was more violence on Monday in Baghdad, according to AP: ‘ Bomb blasts in Baghdad and north of the capital – many of them targeting Iraqi police patrols – killed at least 11 more people Monday and wounded more than 40. They included a U.S. […]

80 Killed, over 200 Wounded in Black Sunday Dawn estimates that mortar attacks and bombings in Iraq killed 80 persons on Sunday. Other sources suggest the number of wounded may exceed 200. Some 52 of the dead were killed by carbombings at markets in Shiite Sadr City, east Baghdad. The violence is aimed at provoking […]

Quran Verse of the Day on Peace Chapter 25 of the Quran, “The Criterion” (al-Furqan), came to the Prophet Muhammad when he was still a preacher in Mecca (circa 610-622 AD), before the Meccans became so hostile and bloodthirsty that the Muslims had to leave for the nearby city of Yathrib, which became known as […]

Breaking News: Massive Bombings in Baghdad A string of carbombings in Baghdad Sunday killed three or four dozen people and wounded over a hundred. Two of the big blasts targeted the poor Shiites of Sadr City, who have proven in the past especially willing to engage in reprisal killings against Sunni Arabs. It seems likely […]

Khalilzad to Muqtada: ‘You Owe Us.’ Sunni Arabs meet Shiites A director of state-owned al-Iraqiyah television was assassinated on Saturday in Baghdad. There was also a bombing near a mosque in the small northern town of Yathrib that killed 2 and wounded 1. In the wake of this further killing of a journalist, the journalists’ […]