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To Be or Not to Be
01 March 2004Iraq's U.S.-appointed Governing Council has agreed on the principle of a federalist constitution, reports Al Jazeera. ""Islam will be the official religion of the state and it will be a source ... of legislation," says one official Council spokesman -- even as divorce and inheritance will not be subject to religious tradition. Islam Online adds some nuance: "The draft charter recognizes Islam as a source of the legislation rather than the only source, and stipulates that no laws will be passed against this religion." And then muddles it: "The language was put in such a way not to offend the Islamic identity of most of the people but nor to offend the other side and give the impression that's an Islamic state," a spokesman for Pentagon fave Ahmed Chalabi is quoted as saying. Now the question is: What will Paul Bremer do?
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