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Shakir Noori
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Shakir Noori is a senior editor and writer who resides in Dubai and Paris. |
Recent Articles
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Friday Feb 15
Onus on Al Maliki to protect Iraq’s interests
If the government does not change its ways to deal with the changed circumstances, the crisis will only deepen and reach a point from where there will be no going back
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Sunday Jan 27
Need for clear socio-political agenda
The real problem is not the arrival of Islamists at the top, but how the Islamist project can win the confidence of the people
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Monday Dec 24
Iraq’s crisis of confidence
Conflict between Al Maliki and Barzani highlights that Iraqi authorities are possibly incapable of resolving political issues on national level
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Friday Oct 19
Drums of war beat in Mali
France has strategic interests for seeking military intervention in the restive north, but such a move could spark regional conflict and boost extremism
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Saturday Sep 15
Al Hashemi verdict’s impact on Iraq politics
The growing crisis highlights an imbalance of power within and outside the country since the withdrawal of US forces
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Friday Aug 3
Iraq shifts stance on Syrian revolution
Iraq’s emerging stance on the Syrian conflict and its gradual shift towards the revolution has come as a shock to the West
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Thursday Jul 12
Islamists’ biggest challenge
As they grapple with the meaning of the civil state, the most pressing issue facing them is economics
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Monday Jun 25
Garaudy: Death of a philosopher
Remembering Garaudy, philosopher and, later, pariah
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Tuesday Jun 5
Iraq’s crisis gets murkier
Despite meetings, politicians have failed to find a way out, resorting to tabling no-confidence motions
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Sunday May 27
Hollande’s Arab Spring in the Bastille
The fact the French president has chosen so many Arabs in his new government shows he acknowledges importance of the community
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