Shiites 
-
SOURCE: TomDispatch
8-21-14
Why Washington’s War on Terror Failed
by Patrick Cockburn
The underrated Saudi connection is the problem.
-
SOURCE: Informed Comment
5-20-14
Sunnis Big Losers in Iraq Elections, PM al-Maliki has Largest Party
by Juan Cole
The results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections are in, and everybody lost.
-
SOURCE: Mahdi Watch
6-16-13
Timothy R. Furnish: Rouhani May Not Go to Extremes, But He's Hardly "Moderate"
Timothy R. Furnish holds a PhD in Islamic, World and African History (Ohio State), is a U.S. Army veteran and recovering college professor, and currently makes a living as an author, lecturer and consultant to the U.S. military. His website is www.mahdiwatch.org
-
10-5-05 (Updated 6-13-14)
What Is the Difference Between Sunni and Shiite Muslims – And Why Does It Matter?
by HNN Staff
Their disagreement is over the legitimate successors to Mohammed.
News
- What Happens When SCOTUS is This Unpopular?
- Eve Babitz's Archive Reveals the Person Behind the Persona
- Making a Uranium Ghost Town
- Choosing History—A Rejoinder to William Baude on The Use of History at SCOTUS
- Alexandria, VA Freedom House Museum Reopens, Making Key Site of Slave Trade a Center for Black History
- Primary Source: Winning World War 1 By Fighting Waste at the Grocery Counter
- The Presidential Records Act Explains How the FBI Knew What to Search For at Mar-a-Lago
- Theocracy Now! The Forgotten Influence of L. Brent Bozell on the Right
- Janice Longone, Chronicler of American Food Traditions
- Revisiting Lady Rochford and Her Alleged Betrayal of Anne Boleyn