Caught between a political process of questionable legitimacy and a dire security situation, Iraqis go to the polls on Sunday. Omayma Abdel-Latif writes

Election euphoria hits Iraq on the eve of the much-hyped polls, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad

As the elections scheduled for 30 January draw closer it is fear, not optimism, that has come to determine how Iraqis think and behave, writes Aziz Jabour

The secretary-general of the Central Council of Arab and Iraqi Tribes talks to Mohamed Al-Anwar in Baghdad

The dead do not vote, writes Sinan Antoon. But neither, in Iraq, are they counted

Secular democracy in the shadow of occupation does not sit well with a deeply religious society. But can Iraqi voters abroad make a difference, asks Abbas Kadhim in San Fransisco

Jordan, alarmed by the prospect of a Shia-dominated government brought about by next week's election in Iraq, anxiously awaits its eastern neighbour's political fortunes, writes Mohamed Abu Ruman from Amman

Harith Al-Dhari, head of the Muslim Scholars Association, spoke to Mohamed Al-Anwar in Baghdad about the US attempts to court Iraq's Sunnis

In Baghdad Nermeen Al-Mufti asks Iraqis what they make of the forthcoming polls