Hawza of Najaf

Under Saddam Hussein the Shi ites of Iraq lived a sad story; they were politically suppressed and killed in cold blood. After the creation of the Iraqi state they lived as if they were a minority without any rights. Perhaps the main responsible factor was the hawza - the Shi ite religious leadership - and its interpretation of religion and politics. Senior religious scholars in the hawza sought to isolate Shi ite from state affairs.

Autorentext

Fadhel Al Tooq schloss 1999 sein Studium an der Arabischen Universität Beirut mit einem Bachelor in Rechtswissenschaften und an der University of Otago mit einem Bachelor in Politik und Wirtschaft ab. Im Jahr 2012 erlangte er einen Master-Abschluss in Politik mit Auszeichnung. An der University of Otago hielt er einige Vorlesungen über islamische Sekten und ihre historischen Konflikte.

Klappentext

Under Saddam Hussein the Shi ites of Iraq lived a sad story; they were politically suppressed and killed in cold blood. After the creation of the Iraqi state they lived as if they were a minority without any rights. Perhaps the main responsible factor was the hawza - the Shi ite religious leadership - and its interpretation of religion and politics. Senior religious scholars in the hawza sought to isolate Shi ite from state affairs.