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Articles of the author Nermine Al Mufti
Tears and candles
“These criminal acts targeting Muslims praying in mosques or gathering after breaking their fast are senseless. The holy month of Ramadan should be a time for spirituality and forgiveness, instead of increasing violence and division,” Martin Kobler, (...)

23 - 07 - 2013
Moments of doubt
Sectarian violence in Iraq is spiralling out of control, and the Iraqi government is resisting calls by the US to swiftly prepare a security timetable, writes Nermin Al-Mufti For the first time since Iraq came under occupation, Iraqi and US (...)

01 - 11 - 2006
Fair means or foul
Attempts to foist a constitution on Iraq look destined to fail, Nermine Al-Mufti reports from Baghdad With the referendum on the new Iraqi constitution three weeks away, the interim government appears more determined than ever to foist the (...)

29 - 09 - 2005
Unity in despair
Face saving measures have been the only official response to the Al-A'ema Bridge disaster, reports Nermine Al-Mufti Last week saw the Iraqi government and National Assembly in the ignominious position of trying to convince Iraqis that they should (...)

08 - 09 - 2005
Arab, Turk or Kurd?
Nermine Al-Mufti traces the chequered past of an ethnically interwoven city Time was that Kirkuk was a microcosm of Iraq's social strata, a myriad of ethnic, doctrinal and religious variations. Back then, Iraqis used to say that the best thing about (...)

19 - 08 - 2004
Searching for Al-Zarqawi
The alleged presence of Al-Qaeda henchman Al-Zarqawi in Iraq has created a storm of speculation in the Iraq media, Nermin Al-Mufti reports According to unnamed sources quoted by the Baghdad newspaper -- the mouthpiece of the Iraqi prime minister's (...)

22 - 07 - 2004
Bremer's legacy
Nermin Al-Mufti reports on the legacy of Paul Bremer, the former chief US civil administrator in Iraq When Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq Al-Rubaie was asked about Paul Bremer's departure from Baghdad, he said few would lament it. "If he (...)

08 - 07 - 2004
Looking for the unexpected
Buried in a Muslim stronghold is the oldest church in Iraq. Nermin Al-Mufti visits the ruins Click to view caption Karbala', 140 kilometres south of Baghdad, is one of the holiest cities in Islam. Pilgrims and interested tourists come here to pay (...)

20 - 06 - 2002
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