Sectarianism
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Saudi Mufti's Anti-Shia Remarks Outrages Muslims around the World
“Abd Al-Aziz Fawzan” a Saudi mufti and a member of the Human Rights Commission in Saudi Arabia has said that “Shiite Islam is derived from Christianity and other religions”.
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Political analyst: US Employs "Divide and Rule Strategy" to Wage Sectarianism
The rise of ISIL has offered the United States “a pretext for the launch of a new era of endless war” in the region, says Dirk Adriaensens of BRussells Tribunal.
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Nigerian Shi’ite Leader Raises Concern Over Threat To Kill El-Zakzaky
The Shi’ite sect leader, Malam Muhammad Mahmoud Turi, has expressed concern over what he described as a grand conspiracy to kill their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
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Saudi Arabia: Riyadh continues to oppress and marginalize Shia Muslims
The first thing I noticed when I visited al-Awamiya, a Shiite town in oil-rich eastern Saudi Arabia, was its utter isolation and stark poverty. Ringed by date groves, it is a tableau of drab buildings, car-repair shops, and restless young men that stands in sharp contrast to the gleaming wealth that most people imagine when they think of Saudi Arabia. It wasn’t easy to get there. My Shiite hosts threaded a twisting, unpaved road through the date groves and past police checkpoints. Once inside the town, I was met with a massive security presence: turreted ramparts, armored vehicles, and fatigue-clad soldiers.