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Moving Forward

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A rebel Shiite cleric, wanted dead or alive by US troops, may be offered a seat in government. A favourite to become Iraq’s new prime minister has offered to include Sheikh Muqtada al-Sadr – the demagogic Shiite cleric behind uprisings against coalition forces – in a new government.

Moqtada Al-Sadr and Sunni clerics in Baghdad called Friday on all political forces that took part in the countrys election to push now for an end to the US troop presence.

Leading Shiite clerics are pushing for Islam to be enshrined in the new constitution, governing such matters as marriage, divorce and family inheritance. On other issues, opinion varies, with the more conservative leaders insisting that Shariah, or Islamic law, be the foundation for all legislation … the clerics of Najaf, the holiest city of Shiite Islam, have emerged as the greatest power in the new Iraq. They forced the Americans to conform to their timetable for a political process … Now the clerics will wield enormous behind-the-scenes influence in the writing of the constitution by their coalition built around religious parties … The clerics generally agree that the constitution must ensure that no laws passed by the state contradict a basic understanding of Shariah as laid out in the Quran. Women should not be treated as the equals of men in matters of marriage, divorce and family inheritance, they say. Nor should men be prevented from having multiple wives.

Earlier prediction of Shia dominance and al-Sadr anointment here.

1 Response

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    2005-02-10 at 10:11:12

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