By Hassan al-Fekih - DUBAI
The likely prospect of a Shiite victory in this month's landmark Iraqi elections is making the oil-rich Gulf monarchies apprehensive, fearing Tehran's growing influence in the region.
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"More important for the Iraqis is to get rid of sectarianism linked to fanaticism, so that the desired democracy can seek understanding and acceptance of the other," the Abu-Dhabi based centre said in an editorial on its website.
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"I think that Iraq could represent a democratic model for the Arab-Muslim world which has experienced futile and utopic conflicts for 14 centuries," he said. (Sheikh Ali Salman)
The likely prospect of a Shiite victory in this month's landmark Iraqi elections is making the oil-rich Gulf monarchies apprehensive, fearing Tehran's growing influence in the region.
...
"More important for the Iraqis is to get rid of sectarianism linked to fanaticism, so that the desired democracy can seek understanding and acceptance of the other," the Abu-Dhabi based centre said in an editorial on its website.
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"I think that Iraq could represent a democratic model for the Arab-Muslim world which has experienced futile and utopic conflicts for 14 centuries," he said. (Sheikh Ali Salman)