Husam Sobhi

Sep 25, 2023 | tcf.org | Thanassis Cambanis |Ali Al-Mawlawi |Husam Sobhi |Safaa Khalaf

On this episode of the Order From Ashes podcast, Sajad Jiyad plumbs the complex evolution of Shia Islamism during two decades at the center of Iraqi power. This episode of Order From Ashes is the first in “Shia Power,” a four-part series about the transformation of Shia politics in Iraq, and what Iraq’s experience teaches us about the role of religion in politics everywhere.

Sep 12, 2023 | tcf.org | Husam Sobhi |Safaa Khalaf |Maha Yassin |Mac Skelton

After the U.S. invasion and the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, Iraqi politics coalesced around the identity groupings of the exile opposition: Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, Kurds, and smaller minority groups. As factions competed for power during the following two decades, rivals in each community never even tried to distinguish themselves by politics or ideology.

Aug 30, 2023 | tcf.org | Thanassis Cambanis |Husam Sobhi |Safaa Khalaf |Maha Yassin

Shia politics roared to the center of power in Iraq following the U.S. invasion in 2003, after decades of marginalization under Saddam Hussein. A new generation of clerics and politicians, self-described as Shia Islamists, promised a revolution in law and governance. The meaning of Shia Islamism today is murkier than ever.