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Iraqi Minorities Insulted

Earlier this fall, minorities in Iraq spoke out against a revision to a provincial election law that struck a clause guaranteeing Christians and other minorities political representation. In response to their pleas, members of Iraqi parliament voted to allocate 6 seats to religious and ethnic minorities – 6 out of 400. This decision was met [...]

Religious Minorities Speak Out Against Iraqi Election Legislation

Although many citizens and policymakers in Iraq were displeased that the most recently passed election law failed to address critical issues like the city of Kirkuk, a whole new wave of opposition to the law has risen from people who are outraged and opposed to it entirely. When the law was passed, legislators struck from [...]