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Turi Munthe

Turi Munthe is a publisher and writer whose work has appeared in The Economist, The Nation, and the TLS. He has edited The Saddam Hussein Reader: selections from leading writers on Iraq (Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2002).

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Terrorism: not who but why?

The roots of bombings in Madrid and London, Istanbul and Baghdad lie in a complex mixture of political, cultural and religious influences. Turi Munthe clears the path to a better understanding.

Saddam's Islamist legacy

A recent visitor to Baghdad talks to influential Iraqis: what remains after dictatorship and manipulation of history, he finds, is a messianic revolutionary spirit in Islamic garb.