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A resident of Ramadi smiles while looking at his dyed purple finger, the hallmark of a successful voter in Iraq, during national parliamentary elections March 7, 2010. The man is walking with six women and another man, all of whom voted.
Baghdad   Election   Iraq   Photos   Sunni  
 Khaleej Times 
Turnout for Iraq election solid at 62 percent
BAGHDAD - Turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62 percent, higher than in last year's provincial ballot, despite attempts by Sunni Islamist insurgents to disrupt the vote with attacks that kil... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki talking with people in Baghdad
Election   Iraq   Parliament   Photos   Politics  
 Khaleej Times 
PM Maliki emerges as front-runner after Iraq vote
Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki, a Shia who helped ease sectarian strife, has emerged as the front-runner in Iraq's parliamentary election but could yet face a tough battle to cling to power. | The inte... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
Queen Rania of Jordan speaks to reporters during a meeting of U.N. regional chiefs in Amman, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Queen Rania called for emergency financial aid to U.N. agencies assisting the 1.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza.  The Daily Beast 
Women in the World Speakers
| From Queen Rania to Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, and dozens of activists from around the world, see our complete list of summit speakers and perfomers. Bios written by The Daily Beast. | Her Majes... (photo: AP / Nader Daoud))
Activists   Empowerment   Photos   Summit   Women  
U.S. Army soldiers from B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment stand guard over a man suspected of planting a roadside bomb after polls closed for the national election in Mosul, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010.  The Independent 
Robert Fisk: Once again, a nation walks through fire to give the West its 'democracy'
| In 2005 the Iraqis walked in their tens of thousands through the thunder of suicide bombers, and voted - the Shias on the instructions of their clerics, the Sunnis sulking in a boycott - to prove Ir... (photo: AP / Maya Alleruzzo)
Democracy   Election   Iraq   Mideast   Photos  
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Iraq's Sunni vice president Tariq al-Hashemi gestures as he gives an interview to The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. The Star
Iraqi Sunnis vote, but grievances linger
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - In Baghdad's Sunni district of Adhamiya, you would never guess that anyone from Iraq's Shi'ite majority was running for parliament in Sunday's elect... (photo: AP / Samir Mizban)
Elections   Iraqi   Photos   Policy   Religion  
Two Iraqi women display their inked fingers after casting their vote in the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010. The Star
Iraqis vote despite militant attacks that kill 38
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb and rocket attacks killed at least 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that put Iraq's security forces and its fled... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Elections   Iraq   Photos   Politics   Terrorism  
Iraqi police officers Merwan Abid, Riyadh Hameed, and Khalaf Ali Hamed display their ink-stained index fingers as proof that they participated in Iraq's 2010 National Parliamentary and Council of Representatives election March 4, 2010, in Tikrit, Iraq. Khaleej Times
What next after Iraq vote?
BAGHDAD - Iraqis defied bomb, mortar and rocket attacks from insurgents to vote in a milestone election on Sunday that could help bring the country closer to durable peac... (photo: US Navy / Chief Petty Officer Michael D. Heckman)
Democracy   Elections   Iraq   Mideast   Photos  
US Navy  Iraqi citizens come out in masses to vote for the first ever Free Elections in Iraq. National Post
Insurgents kill 24 in Iraq election day attacks
 By Suadad al-Salhy and Missy Ryan, ReutersMarch 7, 2010 9:02 AM      Iraqi men show their ink-stained fingers after casting their votes at a polling station in the ... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo)
Death   Election   Iraq   Islamic   Photos  
Residents gather at the scene of a blast which leveled a building in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Star Tribune
Election day attacks in Iraq kill 26; voters defy violence in hopes of national reconciliation
| BAGHDAD - Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks aimed at intimidating Iraqis participating in an electi... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Democracy   Election   Iraq   Mideast   Photos   War  
Riot police stand guard as protesters shout slogans against the United States outside the U. S. embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 5, 2010. Daily Star Lebanon
Turkey: US 'genocide' vote endangers Caucasus peace
| Saturday, March 06, 2010 | - Powered by | Zerin Elci   | Reuters | ANKARA: Turkey said on Friday chances of its Parliament ratifying peace protocols with Arme... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici)
Armenia   Photos   Politics   Turkey   US  
Campaign posters for the upcoming provincial election are seen in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. Freed last year from the grip of militias, Basra has emerged as the main political battlefield in this month's regional elections, as Shiite parties allied in the national government are competing for control of the oil-rich south. The Jan. 31 election, in which voters across the country will choose ruling provincial councils, will be the first since U.S.-backed Iraqi forces wrested control of Basra from Shiite militias and criminal ga Daily Star Lebanon
Iraq's neighbors all seem to have a piece of its future
| By Safa A. Hussein | Commentary by | Saturday, March 06, 2010 | - Powered by | As you tour the streets of Baghdad these days, your eyes can hardly avoid the tens of tho... (photo: AP / Nabil al-Jurani)
Democracy   Elections   Iraq   Photos   Politics  
Jawad al-Maliki, spokesman for the Dawa party speaks to journalists Thursday April 20, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Maliki and another leading Dawa politician, Ali al-Adeeb, have been touted as possible replacements for al-Jaafari, who cleared the way for Shiite leaders to withdraw his nomination for a second term Thursday, a step that could mark a breakthrough in the months-long effort to form a new government. The New York Times
On Final Campaign Day, Iraqi Leader Lists His Gains
| BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki used the last day of Iraq’s election campaign on Friday to make a detailed and at times pugnacious case to be ... (photo: AP / Mohammed Hato)
Elections   Iraq   Maliki   Photos   Politics  
Muslims in the MidEast Muslims in Asia
- Adam "Pearlman" Gadahn lived with ADL board member
- The Islamic view of creativity
- Strong showing for anti-U.S. cleric in Baghdad slum
- Maliki leads in Iraqi poll count
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks at a dinner reception in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 8, 2010.
Maliki leads in Iraqi poll count
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- Philippine government seeks interim pact with Muslim rebels
- Suspected Muslim militant bomber nabbed in Philippines
- 79 dead in clashes between Taliban and Hezb-i-Islami
- Contradiction on 'al Qaeda arrest' in Pakistan: Of
 A man identified as Adam Yehiye Gadahn, an American who the FBI believes attended al-Qaida training camps in Pakistan and served as an al-Qaida translator, speaks during part of a 41-minute video posted on an Islamic militant Web site Saturday, Sept. 2,
Pakistan arrests American-born al-Qaida
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Muslims in Africa Muslims in the West
- Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
- Tunisia's 'feminist' Muslim scholar commemorated
- Don't Tag All Muslims As Terrorists - Sultan
- Religion: Muslims slaughter Christians in central Nigeria
Residents walk past a burnt car in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. More than 200 people, most of them Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday in central Nigeria, according to residents, aid groups and journalists. The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other information to substantiate it.
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
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- Adam "Pearlman" Gadahn lived with ADL board member
- Integrate Germany's Muslims,but also defend liberal demo
- Strong showing for anti-U.S. cleric in Baghdad slum
- Strong showing for anti-U.S. cleric in Baghdad slum
Muslim preacher Ebu Enes Muhamed, 3rd from left, from Braunschweig, Germany, speaks to around 500 persons during a demonstration against a minaret ban, organized by the central council of muslims, on the Bundesplatz square in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
Integrate Germany's Muslims,but also defend liberal democracy
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Prejudice Terrorism
- 5 Somalis Die as Islamists Fight Government
- Return of the Taliban
- A tale of two burkas
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar flays Husain for nude paintings
Muslim preacher Ebu Enes Muhamed, 3rd from left, from Braunschweig, Germany, speaks to around 500 persons during a demonstration against a minaret ban, organized by the central council of muslims, on the Bundesplatz square in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
Integrate Germany's Muslims,but also defend liberal democracy
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- Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
- Seven Muslims arrested in Ireland over plot to kill Swedish
- Dutch seek more info in alleged Somali terror case
- Seven arrested in Ireland over alleged plot to kill Muhammad
Indonesian police officers check a car during a search for militants in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects
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