Muqtada, the Future of Iraq?
By Robert S. Eshelman
July 29, 2008.
In a similar vein, Cockburn steers clear of exoticizing Iraq's Shiites, though he does not hesitate to acknowledge the role that faith plays in mobilizing them into action. He recalls how, after the fall of Saddam, millions of Shiites embarked on a mass pilgrimage to Kerbala for the first time in decades. A few months later, these millions again heeded the call of their religious hierarchy and took to the streets of Baghdad, demanding free elections.
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