by Rashid al-Khayyun | Sep 30, 2005 | Opinion
Among the traditions of Shiite religious authorities in the city of Najaf, as well as in various parts of the world, is that this kind of authority is not inherited nor should be passed down from one generation to the next. There is no electoral system or a structure...
by Rashid al-Khayyun | Sep 25, 2005 | Opinion
Since April 9, 2003, the Sunni ulema of Iraq found themselves deprived of any authority to turn to: the Mufti and the ministry of Islamic affairs, (awqaf), were gone. Instead of the unified call for prayer, (azan), such call according to the Shiite tradition began to...
by Rashid al-Khayyun | Sep 12, 2005 | Opinion
A colossal crisis, the size of the Al Aima bridge itself in Iraq, where over one thousand Iraqis died, invokes a look at the history and geography of religious sacred sites and shrines in Iraq belonging to different religions and sects. The only exception is the sect...
by Rashid al-Khayyun | Aug 14, 2005 | Opinion
The Shiite leaders in Iraq have escalated their calls for a Shiite federation in the south and the center. On the anniversary of the murder of his brother Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim, Al-Sayyid Abdulaziz al-Hakim called for the formation of such a federation....
