restive Shiite populations, particularly Bahrain, Yemen, and Kuwait. Sunni rulers fear that these populations could become radicalized by the Syrian conflict and stage uprisings of their own.

Iran and Saudi Arabia are recruiting and radicalizing local Muslim populations in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan.

The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims are mainly expressed through ... where religious intolerance on both sides led to conflict. Since the late 20th Century, complex political problems ...

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has drawn rebukes from Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq. By Ismaeel Naar ...

The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between ... is governed by a Sunni Islamic government, while the majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims, also known as ...

The issue was never resolved, and the two major branches of Islam that exist today can be traced to this early conflict ... be called simply Shia Muslims. Others are called Sunni Muslims, from ...

The conflict in Lebanon ... struggle for the soul of Islam and sheds light on historic moments of Shia-Sunni competition. With the war in Iraq and a Shia majority rule there, Nasr argues that ...

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This is the Sunni viewpoint. A minority believed that Ali, the Prophet’s son-in-law should lead the community. These Muslims came to be known as Shi’a, which means ‘Party of Ali’ ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...