When Grand Ayatollah Sistani gets elected as leader of Iraq later this month, it is curious to wonder how much Sharia will be imposed on Iraq. Sistani states that Islam should be the sole source of legislation.
In case you wonder where he stands on the issues... he has a professional website where he answers questions without nuance. Curiously, playing chess is "absolutely unlawful" and "absolutely forbidden", but playing cricket (see under games) is okay. Why exactly is chess forbidden?
How exactly is freedom going to be achieved if Iraqis won't even be allowed to play chess? How can democracy and freedom going to be achieved with Sharia? How Bush will try balance classical liberal freedoms and a new theocratic government will be interesting...
http://www.sistani.org/html/eng/main/index.php?page=4&lang=eng&part=1
MEET THE NEW BOSS... SAME AS THE OLD BOSS
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