Saddam Hussein, Islam, and the Roots of Insurgencies in Iraq
by
Samuel Helfont
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
Samuel Helfont draws on extensive research with Ba'thist archives to investigate the roots of the religious insurgencies that erupted in Iraq following the American-led invasion in 2003. In looking at Saddam Hussein's policies in the 1990s, many have interpreted his support for state-sponsored religion...