{"id":2335311,"date":"2024-09-01T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraq-prepares-two-day-curfew-to-hold-first-census-in-27-years-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T17:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T21:10:59","slug":"iraq-prepares-two-day-curfew-to-hold-first-census-in-27-years-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraq-prepares-two-day-curfew-to-hold-first-census-in-27-years-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq prepares two-day curfew to hold first census in 27 years &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firaq-prepares-two-day-curfew-to-hold-first-census-in-27-years-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iraq is preparing to implement a two-day curfew on November\u200c 20 and 21\u2062 to conduct its first census in 27 years, following\u200c a history of sectarian\u200b conflict and instability. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-waiting-to-impeach-biden-can-protect-vulnerable-republicans\/\" title=\"Delaying the impeachment of Biden can shield at-risk Republicans.\">significant undertaking<\/a> comes after the last census was \u200cheld in 1997, which only covered 15 of Iraq&#8217;s\u200b 18 provinces due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rabbi-aryeh-spero-they-not-only-want-to-cancel-trump-they-dont-want-us-to-come-back-like-a-reign-of-terror-during-the-french-revolution-video\/\" title=\"Rabbi Aryeh Spero: \u201cThey Not Only Want to Cancel Trump, They Don\u2019t Want Us to Come Back \u2014  Like a Reign of Terror During the French Revolution\u201d (VIDEO)\">political climate<\/a> at the time. The Iraqi government, led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani, believes the situation has stabilized enough to carry out this initiative. <\/p>\n<p>However, the decision to exclude questions about \u201csect\u201d and\u2063 \u201cethnicity\u201d from the census has sparked controversy. \u200dCritics \u2063argue that this move is motivated by a desire to maintain the Shiite-dominated political system and\u2062 avoid sectarian tensions. The decision, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-latest-trend-among-hispanics-is-bad-news-for-the-democrats\/\" title=\"This Latest Trend Among Hispanics Is Bad News for the Democrats\">finally backed<\/a> by the\u2062 Iraqi supreme court earlier this year, had delayed the census for \u2063years. \u200cVarious government ministries will support the training of personnel needed for the census process, aiming to ensure that it is \u2062conducted \u2062securely amidst \u200dongoing concerns about biases in the Shiite-led government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iraq prepares two-day curfew to hold first census in 27 years<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1550940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iraq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iraq\">Iraq<\/a> is set to announce a two-day curfew in order to hold its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/census\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"census\">census<\/a> in 27 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Iraq, ravaged by sectarian conflict, foreign interventions, and civil war for the past three decades, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-public-schools-reaches-tentative-reopening-deal-with-teachers-union-students-may-return-this-week\/\" title=\"Chicago Public Schools Reaches \u2018Tentative\u2019 Reopening Deal With Teachers Union, Students May Return This Week\">finally reached<\/a> a point where the government feels secure enough to carry out a census. The last census was taken in 1997, but only in 15 of Iraq&rsquo;s 18 provinces, three of which were out of former leader Saddam Hussein&rsquo;s control at the time of the census.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shiite pilgrims mark the holiday of Arbaeen on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, in Karbala, Iraq. The holiday marks the end of the 40-day mourning period after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad&rsquo;s grandson, in the 7th century. (AP Photo\/Anmar Khalil)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though the government feels secure enough to carry out a new census, it still has its fair number of critics, with many claiming partisan bias from the Shiite-dominated government. The two-day curfew is intended to provide security to the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[The] curfew will be imposed in all provinces of Iraq on November 20 and 21 to conduct a population census,&rdquo; Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/9\/1\/iraq-to-impose-two-day-curfew-for-first-census-in-decades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple ministries of government will provide classrooms and youth centers to train census staff.<\/p>\n<p>The main controversy revolves around the decision not to include &ldquo;sect&rdquo; and &ldquo;ethnicity&rdquo; in the census. Ironically, critics accuse the government of doing this for sectarian reasons, in order to preserve the Shiite-dominated spoils system, <em>Amwaj<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/amwaj.media\/media-monitor\/amid-politicization-claims-iraq-prepares-for-first-census-after-saddam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of the inclusion of &ldquo;ethnicity&rdquo; and &ldquo;sect&rdquo; in the census delayed it for years, with the Iraqi supreme court finally deciding earlier this year that it would not be included.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In order to prevent the repetition of problems that occurred in the past, the Federal Supreme Court decided to delete the ethnicity question box and said the purpose of the census is only for development and not related to resolving problems and disputes,&rdquo; Mahdi al Alaq, president of the Iraqi Society for Statistical Sciences, <a href=\"https:\/\/manage.rudaw.net\/english\/middleeast\/iraq\/270420241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> <em>Rudaw<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Iraq is believed to be majority Shiite, the Muslim sect that makes up only about 10% of Muslims worldwide, but also contains a significant Sunni population. Hussein was a Sunni who boosted other Sunnis to positions of power, a situation that was reversed after his overthrow by a U.S.-led coalition in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many Sunnis in the country felt disenfranchised by the switch, leading to civil wars and the rise of the Sunni Islamic State group of Iraq and Syria. The reliance on Iranian-backed Shiite militias to defeat ISIS consolidated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biblical-scene-at-rhode-island-beach-as-plague-of-insects-swarms-terrified-vacationers\/\" title=\"Biblical Scene at Rhode Island Beach as Plague of Insects Swarms Terrified Vacationers\">sect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s hold on the country.<\/p>\n<p>Iraq&rsquo;s population is estimated to have nearly doubled since the 1997 census, which put the population in the 15 provinces at 22 million. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1550940\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1550940\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq is planning to implement a two-day curfew to conduct its first census in 27 years. After enduring sectarian violence, foreign interventions, and civil war for the last thirty years, the government now believes it is secure enough to proceed with this census. The last one was conducted in 1997 but only covered 15 of Iraq&#8217;s 18 provinces, as three were outside the control of former leader Saddam Hussein at that time. <\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, August 25, 2024, Shiite pilgrims will observe the holiday of Arbaeen in Karbala, marking the conclusion of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein&#8217;s martyrdom in the seventh century (AP Photo\/Anmar Khalil). Despite this newfound sense of security from the government\u2019s perspective, there are critics who argue that there is partisan bias stemming from a Shiite-dominated administration. The curfew aims to ensure safety during the census process. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani announced that &#8220;the curfew will be enforced across all provinces on November 20 and 21 for conducting a population census.&#8221; Various government ministries will provide facilities such as classrooms and youth centers for training census personnel.<\/p>\n<p>A significant point of contention regarding this census is its exclusion of questions about &#8220;sect&#8221; and &#8220;ethnicity.&#8221; Critics claim this decision serves sectarian interests by maintaining advantages for the Shiite-led system. This issue has delayed previous attempts at conducting a census; however, earlier this year, Iraq&#8217;s supreme court ruled against including these categories. Mahdi al Alaq from the Iraqi Society for Statistical Sciences explained that \u201cto avoid past issues,\u201d they decided not to include ethnicity questions since \u201cthe purpose of the census is solely developmental and not aimed at resolving disputes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s population has likely nearly doubled since its last count in 1997 when it was recorded at around 22 million across those provinces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2335312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Iraq.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39878,11492,22200,17259,32076],"class_list":["post-2335311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-27-years","tag-census","tag-curfew","tag-iraq","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Iraq.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}