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The book “The Iraqi Message in Politics, Religion, and Society, followed by Kamil al-Jadirji in Dialogue with al-Rusafi” is a work that brings together two prominent intellectual perspectives in the history of modern Iraq: those of Ma’ruf al-Rusafi, the poet and free thinker, and Kamil al-Jadirji, a pioneer of liberal thought and the Iraqi national movement.
The book includes a rare and valuable text written by al-Rusafi entitled “The Iraqi Message,” in which he addresses issues of politics, religion, and society in Iraq in the early twentieth century. His critical and analytical style reflects a bold, enlightened thought ahead of its time, discussing the relationship between religion and the state, education, the reality of governance and corruption, and the impact of colonialism and ignorance on the backwardness of society.
The second part documents a historical dialogue between al-Jadirji and al-Rusafi, reflecting the differences in vision between two thinkers concerned with reform, but from different starting points: one leaning towards critical rationalism, and the other towards gradual political reform. This book is a rare intellectual document, shedding light on the foundations of intellectual, political, and social conflict in modern Iraq, and on the battles of enlightenment against despotism and tradition.
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