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How Iraq’s elections proved ‘discipline quo’ expectations rotten 0

How Iraq’s elections proved ‘discipline quo’ expectations rotten

With partial results of Iraq’s parliamentary vote released, Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Sairoon coalition (the Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform) is leading in the polls. Coming in second is Hadi al-Amiri’s Fatah (Conquest) coalition, featuring a list of candidates from Shia militias. Incumbent Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s coalition, Nasr (Victory) Alliance, is third. Observers of Iraq’s…

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How mainstream media will get Palestine harmful

The photo of 16-year-old Fawzi al-Junaidi blindfolded, bruised and surrounded by a dozen Israeli soldiers went viral on social media. It was touted as the emblem of Israeli oppression. But for Western mainstream media, it was difficult to accommodate this photo, amid all the talk about « anger », « rage », « violence », and the regularly recycled imagery of…