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Gertrude Bell and the Genesis of Sectarian Division in Modern Iraq
Sectarian jargon has become part and parcel of the Iraqi political scene after 2003. Sectarian phenomenon, however, has always been part of Iraqi political life at least since the creating of Iraqi state in 1921. This study, examines specifically the British role in creating the sectarian division in Iraq as viewed by Iraqi Shi’is.
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Shia Armed Groups and the Future of Iraq
The rising and acceleration of the Shia armed group in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon require a deep understanding of the root of the multi-dimensional conflicts in the Middle East.
Kardo Rached, Ahmed Omar Bali
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THE SHIA ARMED GROUPS AND THE FUTURE OF IRAQ
In this article, we try to identify the impact of the Shia militias in Iraq on the future of this country. We maintain that these armed groups will be a destabilising factor for Iraq and its neighbours, and they will worsen and deepen the sectarian ...
Kardo Karim RACHED, Ahmed Omar BALI
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A Critical Study of Ibn Ashur’s Interpretation [PDF]
Mohammad Taher Ibn Ashur (1296-1393 AH), a Tunisian scholar and jurist, has interpreted the verses of the Qur'an in the thirty-volume book “al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir” due to his comprehensiveness and encirclement of various sciences.
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Transgressing Boundaries: Belfast and the “Romance-Across-the-Divide” [PDF]
One of the most popular sub-genres of Northern Irish Troubles fiction is the so called ‘Romance-across-the-divide’, a narrative in which two characters from different religious, cultural and social backgrounds struggle to overcome the region’s sectarian ...
Stephanie Schwerter
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A key feature of the 21st century Middle East thus far has been the vertiginous rise and precipitate retreat of sectarian (Sunni-Shi’a) division as a dominant paradigm in contentious politics and international relations.
Fanar Haddad
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Diversity vs. Pluralism: Reflections on the Current Situation in the United States
The United States has considerable religious and ethnic diversity; it has not always embraced pluralism. Known as “a nation of immigrants”, religion has often been seen as a way to integrate newcomers into its national project.
James V. Spickard
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Arab Spring and the escalation of the sectarian divide in Bahrain: An assessment [PDF]
This article assesses why the Bahraini "Day of Rage" has inflamed sectarian fear and prompted open hostility between Sunni and Shi'a inhabitants of the kingdom. The analysis approaches the subject from a psychological perspective.
Magdalena Karolak
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Lebanon is frequently portrayed as a dysfunctional political system characterised by sectarian division, corruption, economic crisis, and institutional paralysis.
Pierre Abou Jaoude
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Defying Maintenance Mimesis: The Case of Somewhere over the Balcony by Charabanc Theatre Company
Making reference to Luce Irigaray’s definitions of mimesis and mimicry, and the ways in which these concepts respectively reinforce and challenge the phallogocentric order, this article investigates the representation of the Troubles in the play ...
Katarzyna Ojrzyńska
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