Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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This undated image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/militant website)

Debate: Iraq’s leaders have not missed the chance to build a unified state

by Rashid Al-Khayoun | Mar 18, 2014 | Debate

The opportunity to build a unified state has not passed, but we cannot make something from nothing. The central questions in this debate are these: has the opportunity passed, have the dreams of the Iraqi people come to an end, and what is there to look forward to?...

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A woman grieves for her sister, who died in a bombing, while inspecting the site of the car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, October 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Hunted in Iraq

by Rashid Al-Khayoun | Oct 26, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

This new sectarian Iraq is not all that far removed from a hunting ground. The government was elected because it promised to provide security, but they are not protecting us and they are perhaps even contributing to the bloodshed. High-ranking government officials...