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...Ammar is a knowledgeable and mighty person and is competent for leading the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council." - Humam Hamoudi, SIIC lawmaker in the Iraqi Foreign Affairs Committee. (UPI, Sept...
...Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim succumbed to lung cancer on Aug. 26, his death could have left Iraq's largest Shi'ite political party in turmoil - if it weren't for a son that had been long groomed to take his father's place. Ammar al-Hakim was confirmed as the Iranian-backed SIIC's next leader this week and will begin his work promoting Shi'ite policies throughout the country. With elections expected in January and U.S. troops beginning their Iraq drawdown, the country stands at a critical point. Al-Hakim's ascent...
...Voting for Ammar al-Hakim is normal because of the symbolism of his family name and the sacrifices that the family made." - SIIC lawmaker Nabil Ismail on voting for al-Hakim. (AlArabiya.net...
...land where the 1,400-year-old Shi'ite-Sunni schism is still very much alive. Gone are the days when some Iraqi men carried three national identification cards - one listing their name as Omar (a predominantly Sunni name), another as Ali (predominantly Shi'ite) and a third as Ammar (which can be either). Still, few families have trickled back to the homes they fled in areas that witnessed the fiercest sectarian cleansing by Sunni or Shi'ite militias. Can families forgive neighbors who may have directly or indirectly killed their loved ones...
...revitalization culminated in several film festivals, including the First International Short Film Festival in Baghdad in 2005. The Harvard event will be the American premiere of the Baghdad festival’s joint winners of the Best Documentary Award. “Damned Gum,” directed by Ammar Saad, tells the story of a young journalist whose perspective changes after his partner is killed, while “The Office of Security,” directed by Hadi Mahood, centers on the suffering of Iraqi people even after the end of Saddam Hussein’s torturous reign.The...