When an opinion becomes the price of confrontation

In this episode of Trending Echoes, Iraqi thinker and researcher Sheikh Ghaith Al-Tamimi explores some of the most complex political, religious, and ideological questions shaping Iraq and the wider Middle East.

Host: Alia Darwish Al Nuaimi, Senior Researcher

The conversation examines Iraq’s political journey after 2003, the relationship between the state and political Islam, the role of Najaf and Qom in Shiite thought, Wilayat Al-Faqih, Khomeini’s years in Najaf, Iran’s regional policies, and the ideological links between political Islamist movements.

Sheikh Ghaith also reflects on his personal experiences, including assassination attempts, and discusses Iranian-backed militias, Iraqi sovereignty, and his vision for the future of Iraq and the region.