Peace studies & conflict resolution
Ayatollah Sistani and the Democratization of Post-Ba‘athist Iraq
by Babak Rahimi
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Based on historical analysis and personal interviews with a number of aides and representatives of the grand ayatollah in Iran and Iraq since 2005, this report examines the role of Ayatollah Ali Hussaini Sistani in the democratization of post-Ba‘athist Iraq.
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Author Biography
Babak Rahimi was a senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 2005 and 2006. He is currently an assistant professor of Iranian and Islamic studies at the University of California, San Diego. A specialist in medieval and modern Islamic history, he has published a number of articles on the political and religious history of Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. He is working on a book project, titled Between Carnival and Mourning: Muharram Rituals and the Rise of the Iranian Public Sphere in the Safavid Period, 1590–1666 C.E., due for publication in 2008.
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Bibliographic Information
- Publisher United States Institute of Peace
- Publication Date June 2007
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781601274830
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- Pages24
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- SeriesSpecial Report
- Series Part187
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