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The God-Gap, Baghdad-Style
30 November 2004According to the leaders of two Iraqi political parties, the January elections will be based on the struggle between religion and secularism, rather than the sectarian battle between Muslims that analysts have predicted. Hamid al-Kifaey, leader of the new secular party, Movement for Democratic Society, believes that voters will be drawn to the new parties because the alternatives are parties based on religious or tribal affiliation. "'Politics is about serving the people, not showing them the way to heaven,'" said al-Kifaey. Saad Saleh Jabr, head of the Nation Party, agreed with al-Kifaey, and looked to the U.S. as a model for avoiding religious and ethnic division...
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