Read more sectarianism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5028/sectarianism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:01:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63491/iraq-protesters-burn-us-flag-during-biden-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVice President Joe Biden’s visit to promote reconciliation among Iraqis was met today with protests by supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Reuters reports. Demonstrators burned American flags and shouted anti-US slogans. Biden plans to meet with PM Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani to assess plans to heal the fractious...http://www.newser.com/story/63491/iraq-protesters-burn-us-flag-during-biden-visit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62073/pbs-bans-new-religious-programming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPBS has voted to enforce its longstanding prohibition on sectarian broadcasts and ban its stations from carrying any new religious programming, the Washington Post reports. As a compromise, the few stations that already air church services and religious lectures will be allowed to continue to do so. Religious discussions that...http://www.newser.com/story/62073/pbs-bans-new-religious-programming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 8:20:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38178/sectarian-arrests-threaten-iraq-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSunnis of the Awakening Council, which helped the US fight al-Qaeda in Iraq, are in hiding to avoid arrest by the Shia-led government, USA Today reports. Such political harassment could allow al-Qaeda to regain footing in volatile Diyala province and elsewhere, US officials say. Iraqi government members insist their actions...http://www.newser.com/story/38178/sectarian-arrests-threaten-iraq-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Sep 2008 13:21:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2532/al-sadr-appears-at-iraqi-mosque.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr emerged from hiding today, making a surprise appearance near the Iraqi city of Najaf. Al-Sadr, who fled to Iran four months ago, gave a sermon at Kufa today, condemning the US occupation and demanding a "timetable" for withdrawal. In a shift away from sectarianism, he encouraged...http://www.newser.com/story/2532/al-sadr-appears-at-iraqi-mosque.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 May 2007 8:22:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1835/cabal-pushes-shiite-agenda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA shadowy group within the Iraqi prime minister’s office is secretly pushing a Shiite agenda and exacerbating sectarianism, CNN reports. The 24-member Office of the Commander in Chief has power over other ministries, which Iraqis say it is using to protect militias and blacklist commanders not willing to turn a...http://www.newser.com/story/1835/cabal-pushes-shiite-agenda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 May 2007 15:35:21 CDT