what role for sistani now?
Niqash - Dr. Riyadh Sari – 7 May 2008: Since the fall of Baghdad to coalition forces, Shiite dominance over the political scene in Iraq has become evident. The Hawzah religious institution, with its preeminent...

al-hiyali: the ballot box will have the final word
Niqash - Baghdad – 6 May 2008: Following the Sunni al-Tawafuq bloc’s recent decision to return to government after a nine month boycott, the coalition (the Islamic Party, Congress of the Iraqi People and the...

awakening leader: we are politically powerful
Niqash - Kholoud Ramzi (Baghdad) – 5 May 2008: In an interview with the leader of the al-Amiriyah awakening council – formerly a resistance group fighting US forces – the forthcoming provincial elections...

iraqi children: sexual abuse, addiction and imprisonment
Niqash - Muhammad al-Tamimi (Baghdad) – 2 May 2008: Independent and government reports have confirmed an increase in the number of orphaned and sexually abused children, as well as a rise in the number dropping...

kirkuk awakening council opposed by kurds
Niqash - Dia’ al-Khalidi (Kirkuk) - 2 May 2008: Like in many other provinces of Iraq awakening councils are being formed in Kirkuk, despite Kurdish opposition, reviving Arab spirits in the city. The councils are...

al-obaidi: maliki government worst for sadrists
Niqash - Kholoud Ramzi (Baghdad, Sadr City) – 30 April 2008: Over a month has passed since the eruption of armed confrontations between government troops and Mahdi army fighters. In an exclusive Niqash interview...

all change in al-karkh neighbourhood: out with the sadrists!
Niqash - Dia’ al-Khalidi (Baghdad) – 30 April 2008: Up until recently the Fifth Police District in Baghdad’s al-Karkh outskirts wouldn’t have looked different from any area inhibited by poor Shiites. Black...

the final showdown: sadr city
Niqash - Muhammad Saeed (Baghdad) – 28 April 2008: The Iraqi government is continuing its efforts to root out the Mahdi army in Sadr city and has now cut off all supplies coming from Southern cities to the Sadr...

targeting the sadrists
Niqash - Aref Al-Nasiri (Dhi Qar) – 28 April 2008: The government’s current military offensive in Southern Iraq is actively targeting the Mahdi army over other militias say Sadrist officials who reject the...

governor of mosul: announcing the assault was a grave mistake
Niqash - Omaymah al Omar (Mosul) – 25 April 2008: Mosul city, center of Ninawa province, has witnessed increasing security problems as fundamentalist organizations have spread their power over the city. In...