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Pages: 423
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Categories: Political Science
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Surveys the landscape of modern sectarianism within Islam in North Africa and the Middle East.
Beyond Sunni and Shia
Language: en
Pages: 423
Authors: Frederic Wehrey
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-01 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This collection seeks to advance our understanding of intra-Islamic identity conflict during a period of upheaval in the Middle East. Instead of treating distin
Shia Islam and Politics
Language: en
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Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-20 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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This book argues that ever since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, which established a Shia Islamic government in Iran, that country’s religious and politi
A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi`is
Language: en
Pages: 409
Authors: John McHugo
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-08 - Publisher: Saqi Books

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The 1400-year-old schism between Sunnis and Shi`is has rarely been as toxic as it is today, feeding wars and communal strife in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Af
The New Sectarianism
Language: en
Pages: 265
Authors: Geneive Abdo
Categories: History
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The ensuing clash--between Islamism and Nationalism, Shi'a and Sunni, and other factions within these communities--