Political and religious extremism in a multi-religious, multicultural, and multi political trends society is one of the most important factors that lead to the complication of the security situation and force the individual to forsake society towards a state of recoil into a sub-identity. Any security in an extremist society is undoubtedly unstable and temporary and collapses at any external or internal intrusion.Iraq witnessed new challenges after 2003 such as the predominance of the discourse of extremism and hatred at the expense of the moderate religious and political discourse and also the predominance of sub-identities and foreign agendas at the expense of national identity which created an unsecure and unstable environment full of violence and terrorism. Moderate religious and political discourse can melt down all sub-identities in one hotpot where loyality to country is over that to tribe, party or sect. This can contribute to boost peaceful coexistence . The study, therefore, seeks to formulate a strategy that can create a moderate religious and political discourse that can reach to sustainable security in Iraq.The study uses the methodology of the theory of moderation and middle path as the corner stone for a process of change to democracy and political and security stability. The situation in Iraq invokes many questions as to the true existence of peaceful coexistence in view of the uncontrolled security situation, political collapse, vanishing of the power of law, spread of crime of all kinds, predominance of the drive to violence, and the spread of political, administrative, and financial corruption in most of the joints of the state. Religious and political moderation is an ethical and social necessity especially in the societies in crisis like Iraqi society. Moderation in such discourses is facing many obstacles but still there is a chance for the return of the language of moderation if suitable mechanism existed to guarantee everybody's rights in order to restore mutual trust among all parties of Iraqi society and root deeply peace, security, democracy, and sustainable development. The study makes the following recommendations:•Work to establish the bases and full support for the complete change of Iraq to civil state and the separation of clergymen from politics.•It is necessary that universities and schools conduct a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness to boost the values of moderation , middle path, acceptance of the other, and rebuilding national spirit through a comprehensive and far reaching strategy.•Watch over Iraqi satellite channels and ban those channels that broadcast extremis and call to sectarianism and racism.•Key Words: moderation, Religious Discourse, Sustainbale Security, Iraq Studies
Bardaan et al. (Tue,) studied this question.