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Islam: Why Muslims Are Fighting Muslims in Iraq

The complete story of the Shi'a-Sunni split, the mosque bombings, and what's behind Muslim-on-Muslim violence.

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, History, shiites, final imam, Violence, Civil War, rightful successors, Political, religious convictions, coalition forces

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The Shiite Factor

How will Iraq's persecuted majority behave when the Saddam era is over?

Related Topics: News, shiites, Political, regime, doctrinal differences, southern marshland communities, shiite, supreme religious authority, Iraqi opposition forces, Iraq, shiism

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Iranian president urges solidarity between Shiites and Sunnis

Related Topics: Faiths, Understanding, theology student, shiites, shiite, trainee mullah, Mohammad Khatami, Iran, Iranian president, sunnis, Agence France Presse

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Shiites Mark 'Ashura With Verbal Attacks on U.S., Israel

Holiday commemorates 1,400-year-old incident that led to Islam's sectarian split into Sunni and Shi'ite divisions.

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, Death, southern Lebanese market, American administration, procession, Lebanese market town, rocket launcher, marched, shiites, uprisings stones, resistances gun

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U.S. Says Iraqi Forces Firing from Shiite Shrine

Related Topics: News, shrine, holy sites, Coalition, coalition troops, US led forces, forces, burial place, Iraqi fighters, Shiite shrine, shiite

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What Islam Thinks of Saddam's War

The Muslim world has no love for secular Saddam. Then why is the defense of Iraq a jihad?

Related Topics: News, War, Islamic, Iraqi flag, Saddam Hussein, famous Arabic adage, saddam, exceptions permissible, secular flag, Muslims, killing Iraqi civilians

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Carrots and Sticks in Post-Election Iraq

Now that the votes have been cast, what role will Iraq's religious and secular factions have in nation-building's next step?

Related Topics: News, Politics, Political, Religious, Violence, shiite, religious leaders, senior religious, military presence, international monitoring presence, sistani, post Hussein Iraqi identity

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Hamas and Hezbollah: The Religion Fallacy

Islam is at the heart of Hamas and Hezbollah's worldview, but it can't explain the current conflict with Israel.

Related Topics: Faiths, Movement, Political, Hezbollah, religious dimensions, Israeli occupation, social services, foreign occupation, Islam, Israeli intelligence establishment, illegal Israeli occupation

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Saddam Hussein: Justice is Served

Saddam Hussein is to die, and justice is finally done. But will we ever learn from the mistakes that allowed Hussein to reign?

Related Topics: Faiths, Islam, Justice, tremendous capacity, Genocide, Saddam Hussein al Majid, World, Home Town, innocent people, God, Iraqi people, Crime

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Israel's Islamist Enemies

Two avowedly Islamist groups, Hamas and Hezbollah, are warring with Israel. Who are they, and what are their goals?

Related Topics: Faiths, Hamas, Palestinian government, Hezbollah, Palestinian, social services, Suicide Bombings, Israel, Government, militant Palestinian movement, Palestinian intifada