Sunnis - Topic profile

Haunted by ghosts, the middle-aged farmer walked slowly through his home village, a place so devastated he had difficulty recognizing his own house among the ruins. Once a well-tended Shiite farming community in a part of Diyala Province with many Sunnis, it is now little more than piles of shattered concrete. Half-fallen roofs slant earthward at odd angles; the skeletons of rooms are ...

hi i want to know how they pray different. how do they perform prayers? and which is the correct way of performing prayer? i just want to know the facts from hadith sources. because i believe prayer is generally accepted by good intentions. salamu alaykum

US to hand over Anbar as Iraqi Sunnis begin Ramadan 2 hours ago RAMADI, Iraq (AFP)

Quote: Shi'ite resistance to Sunnis threatens progress of surge Inaction could affect U.S. troop pullout Shaun Waterman, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Wednesday, August 27, 2008 The Iraqi government is resisting U.S. efforts to incorporate former Sunni insurgents into Iraqi security forces, threatening a strategy that helped make the surge a ...

UPDATED Sat Aug 23 2008 08:03:17 So yeah, apparently Iraq is pretty confident it can handle it's own security issues and is arresting and chasing out Sunnis who use to wage war with the U.S. and Iraq, but turned to help them. What do you think? Too soon? Will Iraq be able to control violence if Sunnis start going all insurgent-like again? EDIT: I find it comical IMDB ...

The Shiite-led government is cracking down on U.S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq's most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and banning them from manning checkpoints except alongside official security forces. More...

Again? You're listing Killed In Iraq! If they are not from Maryland, who cares? Give it rest! Everyday; enough!!!!!!!!!!

Advertisements [ ? ] Iraq moves against U.S.-backed Sunnis By Hamza Hendawi - The Associated Press Posted : Tuesday Aug 19, 2008 6:08:16 EDT BAGHDAD — The Shiite-led government is cracking down on U.S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq’s most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and banning them from manning checkpoints ...

Where, why and when did this name Sunni come?

Quote: Originally Posted by Seperatist It's about having discipline...a method of clearing the mind and submitting. It goes without saying. Whether you're christian, muslim or whatever.

Correct. What's going on now is politics. What was going on before was despotic tyrrany. By anybody's measure, it's an improvement, and whether or not it ever turns into a model nation, a little Switzerland, it's still a much better place for the inhabitants.

Quote: Originally Posted by Justice It's about time. The dogs need to be kept under a tight leash, especially when taking into consideration that most (if not all) of them were Saddam's henchmen at one point or another; something the overwhelming majority of Iraqis will never forget. Now all of a sudden they want to masquerade as ...

Iranian TV goes ga-ga over Obama Heaps praise on Democrats while blasting  McCain, 'i Source: WorldNetDaily URL Source: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php? fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74340 Published: Sep 4, 2008 Author: Aaron Klein Post Date: 2008-09-04 23:25:50 by Mad Dog JERUSALEM GOP Sen. John McCain is "absentminded" and "terrible" and his running mate, Gov. Sarah ...

I don't blame John McCain for his choice of VP; he finished 797 out of 800 students in his academy, and the military is not known for its brains. Scary thought, no... Moving on... She supports abstinence, yet abstinence has clearly failed. Ironically, it has personally failed her, with her 17 year old daughter now pregnant. She wants to cut funding for sex education and does not agree ...

Iraq takes over security in Anbar from U.S. troops Email Picture Wathiq Khuzaie, Pool / Associated Press Iraqi security forces carry Iraqi flags during a handover ceremony at the government headquarters in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province. Iraq also plans to assume authority over 50,000 U.S.-allied Sunni Arab fighters in Baghdad. The moves will test the Shiite-led government'...