 Secular or Sharia? A supporter of the Shia Muslim cleric Mahmoud Al-Hassani pastes his image above posters in Baghdad promoting the new Iraqi constitution which is due to be drafted by Monday. A deadlock in the process has ensued as Kurds demand full autonomy and other tensions emerge over the extent to which Islamic law should underpin the future Iraqi state (photo: AFP) parent page (11 - 17 August 2005, issue #755) |