Muhammad Bashar al-Faidi is the spokesman for
Harith Sulayman al-Dhari
Sheikh Harith Sulayman al-Dhari (al-Dari) or Harith ibn Sulayman ibn Dhari al-Zoba'i al-shamri ( ar, حارث الضاري) (b. 1941 – 12 March 2015) was an Iraqi Sunni Arab cleric, and chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars. He is als ...
, the chairman of the
Association of Muslim Scholars
The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq (Arabic: هيئة علماء المسلمين في العراق ''Hayat al-Ulama al-Muslimin Fi al-Iraq'') is a group of religious leaders in Iraq. It was formed on the April 14, 2003, four days after th ...
.
On November 16, 2006, the
interior minister
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
of
Iraq,
Jawad al-Bolani, a
Shi'ite, announced that Dhari was wanted on a charge of inciting violence. "The government's policy is that anyone who tries to spread division and strife among the Iraq people will be chased by our security agencies." Muhammad replied on
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...
television and stated, "The decisions of this government are worthless because it only rules the
Green Zone."
Quotes
*"This government should resign before the Iraqi people force it to resign," Faidi told Al-Jazeera television. "The association calls on its people to be calm."
"Warrant issued for Sunni leader: Arrest sought for allegedly inciting terror," Associated Press on www.boston.com, Boston.com, November 17, 2006
*Faidi accused the interior minister "of supporting terrorism by covering for hi'itemilitias that are killing the Iraqi people."
References
External links
Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for a Prominent Sunni Cleric
'' New York Times'', Nov. 17, 2006
"Iraq's Shiite-led regime seeks to arrest top Sunni cleric"
'' Los Angeles Times'', Nov. 17, 2006
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Living people
Iraqi Sunni Muslims
Year of birth missing (living people)