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In this monograph, Carole A. O’Leary and Nicholas A. Heras
provide a comprehensive assessment of Muqtada al Sadr, one
of Iraq’s most powerful and controversial political gures. The
authors leverage their extensive network and experience (inside
and outside of Iraq) to analyze how al Sadr overcame aggressive
opponents to maintain his inuence. A key feature of this study
is its original research on topics of great importance to contem-
porary Iraq which are often underappreciated and understudied.
The authors uniquely consider the inuence of al Sadr’s father (a
widely revered pre-1999 Arab nationalist) in al Sadr’s transforma-
tion from a gure of sectarian Shi’a to one of Iraqi nationalism.
ISBN 978-1-941715-54-3
JSOU Report 21-6 Muqtada al Sadr and Neo-Iraqi Nationalism O’Leary/Heras
A volunteer from brigades loyal to radical Iraqi Shi’ite leader Muqtada al Sadr
mans a machine gun in front of al Sadr’s picture while keeping guard in Samarra
on July . Photo by aier Al-Sudani/Reuters/Newscom.
Muqtada al Sadr and Neo-Iraqi
Nationalism:
Implications and Opportunities
Carole A. O’Leary and Nicholas A. Heras
JSOU Report 21-6
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