Class of 2008 Political Science The author examines visual and rhetorical strategies used by Iraqi and non-Iraqi groups in recruiting voters for the January 2005 legislative and presidential elections. Case studies include the USAID, various Shiite clergy groups, and Future Iraq Assembly, which is a non-governmental organization of activists, businesspeople, and academicians. Religious appeals ...

there are few  shiite poets or authors who have defended the holy prophet(pbuh& hp) and his household and have not been under various accusations. this paper examines the contradictory views of historians in introducing shiite   poets, among which de'bel kazaee (martyred 246 lunar) is selected. the paper tries to answer  the following questions: considering all these contradictions can one...