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The article discusses the role of Sunni leaders who decided not to boycott the political process after the downfall of Saddam's regime. Sunni politicians did not join the Sunni militants but instead created a complex relationship with Shi'i-led Iraq.
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The article is important since it focuses on Sunnis who decided to overcome the marginality of their community by joining the political process. Public focus on post-2003 Iraq, tended to overlook these voices of compromise, focusing instead on the Sunni militant opposition.
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This page is a summary of: Sunni participation in a Shi‘i‐led Iraq: Identity politics and the road to redefining the national ethos, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, March 2022, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/sena.12358.
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