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Iraq -- Politics and government Iraq Election At-a-glance 
 "The interim Iraqi government has set a date of 30 January 2005 for its first nationwide election since the toppling of Saddam Hussein. BBC News looks at some of the key issues surrounding the vote and how it will take place." Also includes links to stories about likely candidates and related topics. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4033263.stm Topics: Government, Politics by Place, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Iraq Index
Text of Iraq's interim constitution enacted March 8, 2004. Site includes constitutional background, history and news, and text of the 1990 constitution. Also provides related links, including the draft constitution by opposition groups. From the International Constitutional Law project; 2004 constitution text is based on the text published by the Coalition Provisional Authority. http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/iz__indx.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 25, 2007 Iraq Memory Foundation
The goal of this Baghdad-based foundation is to provides a "view of the inner workings of the Ba'thist institutions of repression and social control that dominated ... Iraqi life between 1968 and 2003." The site includes a description of projects and selected items from collections. In Arabic and English. The foundation is an outgrowth of the Iraq Research and Documentation Project (IRDP) founded at the Center of Middle East Studies at Harvard University. http://www.iraqmemory.org/en/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Apr 25, 2006 Iraq Watch
A collection of articles "providing alternative news and analysis of past, present and ongoing events, conflicts and crises in Iraq." From Z Magazine. http://www.zmag.org/znet/places/Iraq Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 22, 2008 Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr
Questions and answers about the "anti-U.S. Shiite cleric and the head of the Imam Mehdi Army, an armed militia that has waged an intermittent insurgency against U.S. forces in Iraq." Includes background information and notes on specific violent events (in 2003 and 2004) possibly linked to Muqtada al-Sadr and his supporters. From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an independent policy research organization. http://www.cfr.org/publication/7637/iraq.html Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 21, 2005 Keeping the Shi'ites Straight
Based on the opinion that "no story has been more confusing for the Western news media to cover in postwar Iraq than the politics of the country's Shi'ite majority," this article provides a basic outline of Shi'ite religious history. Discusses the Sadr family (Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr, Ayatollah Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, and Muqtada as-Sadr), Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, and other figures. From a Harvard University history professor and author of two books on the Shi'ites. http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/csrpl/RINVol6No2/Keeping%20the%20Shi'ites%20Straight.htm Topics: Faiths, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Feb 3, 2005 Online NewsHour: Occupied Iraq
The online version of PBS's NewsHour covers several aspects of the current situation in Iraq, including post-war reconstruction, the new government, civil unrest, and more. Includes key map and player sections as well as an area for students and teachers. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/iraq/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 The Struggle for Iraq
News and analysis about life in post-Saddam Iraq. Includes a timeline since the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003, news about the constitution (charter) proposed in August 2005, the August 2005 human stampede during a Shia ceremony, and information about reconstruction, security, cost-of-living, education, civilian casualties, and related topics. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2002/conflict_with_iraq/default.stm Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Text: Iraqi Interim Constitution
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) provides "a summary of the Iraqi interim constitution--signed on 8 March 2004--as provided by the Iraqi Governing Council." Also includes links to related BBC articles. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3543237.stm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Timeline: Iraq
A brief chronology of key events covering 1922 to the present about Iraqi government and politics. Includes topics such as political history, foreign relations, Iran-Iraq War, oil, chemical weapons, Kuwait, Kurds, Oil-for-Food, weapons inspectors, United Nations resolutions, and the United States. Site also includes links to related key stories, news analysis, and a video feature for the most recent live coverage. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/737483.stm Topics: History By Place, Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Timeline: Oil-for-Food Scandal
Timeline of events related to the "oil-for-food programme (OFF) [which] was set up to allow Iraq to sell its oil in return for humanitarian relief, so it would not breach sanctions imposed after the first Iraq war. The programme was administered by the United Nations and is now [2004-2005] embroiled in a corruption scandal." Includes links to related news stories and background information about the oil-for-food program. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4445609.stm Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud, Food & Cooking, International Governments, Nutrition & Food Safety, Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 |
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