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Anbar, which makes up nearly one-third of Iraq's territory, was at the heart of the country's bloody insurgency against U.S. troops, which raged for more than three years. In 2006 local sheiks and former insurgents began to band together to form the Awakening movement. With funding from the U.S. military, the movement fought a fierce battle in 2007 against al-Qaeda-led insurgents, inspiring similar programs in other areas of Iraq. The Awakening is largely credited with quelling the insurgency and bringing stability to Anbar and Baghdad. Now many of Anbar's 35 parties carry names that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Iraq Fills the Quota for Female Politicians | 1/12/2009 | See Source »

...asked me to do it," says Fatima Mahmoud Marzouk, another candidate on the Tribes of Iraq list. "I considered it a great responsibility, and I am very proud of the trust they put in me." Indeed, the mother of four, who holds a degree in Islamic science from a local university, has embraced her new role with patriotic fervor. "As an Iraqi, I carry the pain of my people, and I want to do my best to give something back to this country," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Iraq Fills the Quota for Female Politicians | 1/12/2009 | See Source »

...Australia's summer of shark terror began on Dec. 27, when local banker Brian Guest went missing while snorkling off a beach south of Perth in Western Australia. A search located a few tattered pieces from a wet suit belonging to the 51-year-old. Authorities concluded that he had been killed by a large white pointer shark spotted near the beach. (See the top 10 animal stories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sharks Rampage in Australia | 1/12/2009 | See Source »

...into religion-based politics, but that the possibility of vote rigging by the ruling parties - as well as the manipulation of religious symbols by Dawa and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq to gain votes - are still real threats. "There are only three days between the local election and the 40th of Ashura [a holy day for Shi'ites]. Between now and the election, they will benefit from this," says al-Rubeiy. "I expect the religious parties to use sermons through [the holy month of] Muharram. They could spread very effective rumors that glorify...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iraqi Politics, the Sunni-Shi'ite Divide Recedes | 1/12/2009 | See Source »

Even those of us who haven't been forced out of our homes are living in constant fear of having to do so, in daily terror of the Israeli military's next move. Israel has infiltrated the local news channels and radio broadcasts. While watching the news, we see the screen go black, and a message comes up for a few moments, saying something along the lines of, "You will witness our wrath." We turn off the television and turn on the radio, only to hear the transmission being interrupted as another message from the Israeli military comes forth: "Leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holding Out in Gaza: Waiting for the Israelis | 1/12/2009 | See Source »

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