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Ramadan

Panel discussion: Political developments in Iraq

Marihan Ayman, L3 Économie

In a series of discussions organized by the Iraq had lived in the heart of a totalitarian

Center for Research, political Studies and regime headed by Saddam Hussein. One-
Intercultural dialog at the Faculty of party system is the main feature of the

Economics and political Science, Cairo totalitarian system and even the
University, to contribute to opening up criminalization of the formation of any
students' perspectives on important political other party, as stipulated in the 1970
issues. We are honored to host Professor constitution, "No political parties shall be

Firas Makia, the Iraqi constitutional expert. formed over the Baath Party". The
The symposium was held for discussion on totalitarian regime has also defined the

a topic "Political and constitutional horizons of expression.
developments in Iraq" In the media, the writers have only been
Mr. Firas began to welcome students and the written in three “Baath” Party

fact that many of them contributed to this newspapers. In contrast to the media's
panel discussion by presenting various opportunity for expression in about 1000
questions about what is happening in Iraq, newspapers. This opportunity even went

especially after the last important event. beyond the limits of permissible
That the Vatican Pope visited Iraq, carrying expression and sometimes came to the
the highest meaning of peace and intimacy, blunder and criticism during the 2003

and the important moral support in the light system. But we could describe it as a
of what Iraq is going through. period of chaos and not of absolute
Mr. Firas started his speech in a way freedom.

comparing what was the Iraqi regime on Even the children's praise and curricula
during the late President Saddam Hussein's did not come out of the control of Saddam
rule and the existing regime after 2003. Hussein's regime,