Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Another front in the ongoing Sunni vs Shia "war"


The fratricidal aggression between Sunni and Shia Islam is a major force shaping our world. It's not just Iraq and Lebanon with this sectarian fighting but also Yemen. There could easily be more problems in Bahrain and eastern Saudi Arabia.


On the rise of Shia Islam in the late 20th and early 21st century read Vali Nasr's excellent Shia Revival


N.B. The photo is certainly not my position. It is the example of the inter-sectarian hatred.

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