Interim Oil For Food Report: Part 1

So, the Interim report is out. And, as expected, it’s a doozy, but perhaps not totally for the reasons we thought it would be. Because it is so long, and there is a ton of really interesting stuff, I’m going to keep adding to this post as I read. I’ll add to the bottom so …

Understanding Muslim theology

Abbas Kadhim has a very enlightening post about how the various Muslim theologies and sects within them. He Says: Please note that in theological discourse, the word “Sunni” is not helpful at all, because many schools of theology adhere to the four Sunni schools of jurisprudence. Indeed, members of one theological school can adhere to …