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[San Francisco Examiner Site Feed] Refrigerator repairman searches for brothers in cemetery that ...: Many of the families are Shiites. Sunnis also are frequently identified among the victims in the 15 sections of unidentified graves, but Zayer-Daham acknowledges that their families are often still too afraid to travel to Najaf because it would require a trip through the Shiite heartland.

[Breaking News] Representative of Iraqi Shiite spiritual leader warns of chaos if ...: Iran's top leader reportedly warns politiciansTEHRAN, Iran ”” State radio says Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has told politicians to be careful in their stances on the country's postelection unrest, saying that disturbing security is "the biggest vice."Khamenei's comments appear aimed at warning opposition politicians against making any moves that would encourage further protests like the ones that shook the country following the disputed presidential election on June 12. Khamenei also says foreign enemies supported the unrest by broadcasting "procedures for rioting" through their media, according to Monday's state media report.

[The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely] Iraq & Afghanistan Update/ Oct 25 | The Agonist: If there's one place in Iraq outside the parliament itself that will set the tone for the country's politics, it's Najaf, a dusty city of about 900,000 that was neglected under Saddam Hussein's Sunni Muslim dictatorship. Najaf is to Shiites what Vatican City is to Roman Catholics, but some of Shiite Islam's highest spiritual figures operate here out of public view, issuing occasional utterances on issues they consider central to Iraqi society.

[News, Opionion and Features from Asharq Alawsat English Edition] Iraqi Cleric's Aide Warns of Chaos if Vote Delayed Asharq Alawsat ...: In Baghdad on Friday, a representative of the Shiite movement led by the anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr demanded a speedy withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Iraq, warning that the continued American presence could destabilize the country that has yet to recover from years of horrific sectarian violence.

[Docudharma - Front Page] Docudharma:: Docudharma Times Tuesday October 20: NAJAF, Iraq -- If there's one place in Iraq outside the parliament itself that will set the tone for the country's politics, it's Najaf, a dusty city of about 900,000 that was neglected under Saddam Hussein's Sunni Muslim dictatorship and now bustles with religious tourists visiting the shrine of Imam Ali, a son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad; a new airport;

[insideIRAN] insideIRAN | Iran and Iraq: A Marriage of Convenience in the New ...: Also, Damascus serves as a refuge for Iraqi Baathists, who fled the country following the fall of Saddam Hussein. When our delegation met on September 4 with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (in part to offer condolences for the death of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council), he stopped short of directly accusing Syria of being involved in the attack on Iraq’s Foreign Ministry and Finance Ministry on August 19, a day known in Iraq as “bloody Wednesday.” Twin truck bombings went off, wounding 600 people.

[News, Opionion and Features from Asharq Alawsat English Edition] Iraqi cleric's aide warns of chaos if vote delayed Asharq Alawsat ...: A representative of the Shiite movement led by the anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday demanded a speedy withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Iraq, warning that the continued American presence could destabilize the country that has yet to recover from years of horrific sectarian violence.

[Breaking News] Refrigerator repairman searches for brothers in cemetery that ...: Many of the families are Shiites. Sunnis also are frequently identified among the victims in the 15 sections of unidentified graves, but Zayer-Daham acknowledges that their families are often still too afraid to travel to Najaf because it would require a trip through the Shiite heartland.

[ABahrainithought's Blog] Al-Sistani Warns Against Politicizing Islam « ABahrainithought's Blog: Ayatollah al-Sistani also said “For more than sixty years in Iraq, I have witnessed the monarchy, the era of Abdul-Karim Qassim and Abdul Salam Arif and Abdul Rahman Arif and the era of the Baathist government which raised the slogans of unity, freedom and socialism, although these were absent from its rule.” He added “Freedom means freedom of religion and belief, but the reality was different than this.”

[Breaking News] Iraqi prime minister says death of revered Shiite leader leaves ...: Body of revered Shiite leader arrives in BaghdadBAGHDAD ”” The body of a revered Shiite leader arrived Friday for burial amid tight security that saw portions of the Iraqi capital sealed off, signaling fears the funeral procession may be targeted by insurgents to stoke sectarian tensions. The body of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim was met by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and hundreds of political and religious officials, marking the second half of a two-day funeral procession through the Shiite heartland that began in Iran and has seen thousands take to the streets in mourning.

[Baghdad Bureau] Religious Portraits: Answer to Comment - At War Blog - NYTimes.com: NAJAF–Ismail Qumi, 33, said: “Although I am not an expert in this matter, according to my information I think it is not considered a problem to have the pictures of imams, as long as those pictures do not offend their characters. You find this attitude in Iraq and Iran, and the evidence for that is that you can see them everywhere, or else they would prevent them from being circulated in markets.”

[Breaking News] 5 Iranian pilgrims on way to Najaf killed in drive by shooting on ...: 18 hurt by Baghdad bomb targeting Shiite pilgrimsBAGHDAD ”” Eighteen people were injured Thursday in an explosion that targeted a minibus transporting Shiite pilgrims to a holy shrine to commemorate the death of a revered imam. The roadside bomb wounded 18 men from Najaf in southern Iraq and damaged the bus, which was taking them to the shrine in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Kazimiyah, according to a Baghdad emergency police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to the media.

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