Will the post-1920 maps survive the Middle East’s great implosion?
EYAD ABU SHAKRA April 17, 202412:57 867 Follow I know in advance, given the tense — if not explosive — current political circumstances, that this article will be condemned in […]
Hazaras in Pakistan. 2. The Rise of Anti-Shiite Extremism
02/15/2022MASSIMO INTROVIGNEA+ | A- From the late 1970s, sectarian violence targeted Pakistani Shiites, due to both domestic and international factors. by Massimo Introvigne Article 2 of 5. Read article 1. There is a […]
Swedish police begin arson probe into Shi’ite mosque fire
Reuters International MAY 1, 2017 – STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish authorities began an investigation into possible arson on Monday after a fire damaged the facade and roof of a Shi’ite […]
Keeping Iran a bogeyman to further destabilise the region
Feb 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen During his presidential election campaign, Donald Trump proclaimed long and loudly that he sees Iran as Washington’s regional enemy. He pledged to “tear up” the agreement providing for the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, reached in […]
Editorial: Minority Groups Need Protection
By Jakarta Globe on 12:11 am Apr 25, 2014 Indonesia’s Constitution, the country’s highest legal authority, has clearly guaranteed the right of any citizen or group of people to live or exist here and practice their religion or beliefs as long as they don’t disrupt others. So there are no […]
Why are Shiites fighting in Syria?
STORY SUMMARY January 10, 2014 12:23 AM By Rodger Shanahan The Daily Star Read more: http://dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2014/Jan-10/243615-why-are-shiites-fighting-in-syria.ashx#ixzz2qAWWUtBM (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb) The Syrian civil war is not a rallying call for the region’s Shiite communities in the same way that it is for foreign Sunni jihadists. The […]
Special Report: Pakistan’s threat within – the Sunni-Shia divide
By Michael Georgy GILGIT, Pakistan (Reuters) – About 20 men dressed as Pakistani soldiers boarded a bus bound for a Muslim festival outside this mountain town and checked the identification cards of the passengers. They singled out 19 Shi’ites, drew weapons and slaughtered them, most with a bullet to the […]
Belgium’s Muslims in shock after deadly mosque arson
BRUSSELS — Belgium’s Muslim community was in shock Tuesday after a man set fire to a Shiite mosque in Brussels, leaving the imam dead in an act some linked to tensions between Shiites and Sunnis. As investigators interrogated the suspect, a self-described Muslim in his mid-30s, members of the Shiite […]