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foobarbazbarfoo
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
no, there is discussion (Iraqi news channels, will edit if I find text)

In a nutshell, the Irani-backed militias and their political parties did terrible in the elections and are now saying the results were fake and threatening war if a government is formed. The PM is seen as someone who isn't pro-iran so he is hated by them, however, it is possible he gets a second shot at being PM given the Sadr faction did very well and is open to having him come back so this is likely by them.

Also the types of the drones are ones that were known to be used by certain militias (Iraqi Branch of Hezbollah)
foobarbazbarfoo
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
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foobarbazbarfoo
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
A lot of those scholars were not "Islamic" or "Muslim", just happened to live in the area. Many of them were christians (Church of the East), Sabians, Jews, or local hellenistic inspired cults. Also some of those translations were translated to other local languages (eg. Assyrian, Hebrew...) then to Arabic.

Of course, in todays world, one could say Arabic/Islam becoming the dominant culture/religion minimized the work and exposure others get.

Here are some of the more famous ones

Christians: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunayn_ibn_Ishaq - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaq_ibn_Hunayn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius_of_Reshaina - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masawaiyh

Sabians: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan_ibn_Thabit

Cult of Sin: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thābit_ibn_Qurra
foobarbazbarfoo
·vor 5 Jahren·discuss
> A perfect example is Iraq -- the US installed Saddam Hussein, then armed him, let me rule the country to despair, then the US spent two decades removing him and re-destroying the country. All the while, cheap to free oil was extracted from the nation for the benefit of western powers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil-for-Food_Programme

As an Iraqi I am tired of people absolving us of agency as if the US just walks in and installs rulers left and right. There was no let there be Saddam, there were a lot of power grabs, internal struggle, and consolidation that happens before someone like Saddam becomes Saddam, and the most a western power can do is provide funds or international legitimacy