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Article: Iraq: despite continued violence, teens in Iraq are hoping for a brighter future: hope for peace in troubled times.(WORLD)(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Junior Scholastic
- Article date:
- February 6, 2006
- Author:
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OBJECTIVE
Students should understand
* Many Iraqis are trying to maintain as normal an existence as possible in the midst of the war.
WORD TO KNOW
sectarian: of or relating to a sect, or religious denomination; limited in character or scope.
BACKGROUND
As JS goes to press, it is too soon to know whether December's elections will help heal Iraq's political wounds. Sunni Muslims objected heatedly to a lopsided vote in favor of the dominant Shia alliance. According to early-January news reports, the main Sunni group may collect only about 40 out of 275 seats, while Kurds may get around 50 seats and Shia 120 to 130.