Strategic Ambiguity and Islamist Politics: The Sadrist Movement in Post-2003 Iraq

• In Event: Religion and the State

Brief Overview

This paper shows how Muqtada al-Sadr employed strategic ambiguity, moving between militancy and moderation, to keep the Sadrist Movement central in Iraqi politics during the crises of 2003–2020.

Author

• Ameer Shati Al-Auqaili, Wayne State University