Blog #4 – Sectarian Warfare in Baghdad
A recent article from cnn.com reported that a spate of bombs
exploded in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 125
others. Last month, at least 177 Iraqi civilians, soldiers and police
officers were killed in attacks, according to figures compiled by Iraq's
interior, defense and health ministries.
I chose this article due to its relevance with social
discrimination. In the report, it was suggested by Sunni demonstrators in
provinces such as Anbar and Mosul, that security has deteriorated since last
December due to second-class treatment from the government.
There is a tension and fear in Iraq that, once final removal
of U.S. military, there will be a considerable increase in sectarian warfare. These violent
attacks against civilians and police began in 2005, when Sunnis largely
boycotted Iraq’s 2005 elections, leading to the emergence of a Shiite-led
government, creating a political discrimination.
Sectarianism is a social discrimination, arising from attaching
importance to perceived differences between subdivisions of groups. These
subdivisions include religions, class and political view. Sunnis are a majority in most Muslim communities
in Southeast Asia, China, South Asia, Africa, most of the Arab World, and among
Muslims in the United States.
Clyde Lovelady
2/22/2013
3:49 pm
SOC 202
Blog #4 Baghdad Warfare
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