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Sunnis and Shi'a : a political history of discord / by Louër, Laurence,author.; Rundell, Ethan S.,translator.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Caliphate and Imamate -- Rivalry and convergence -- Islam as ideology : Sunni and Shi'a Islamism -- An Islamist international? -- From Pan-Islamism to Sectarianism -- Iraq : On the frontier of Sunnism and Shi'ism -- Bahrain : The legacy of a conquest -- Pakistan : From Muslim state to Islamic state -- Pragmatic Sectarianism? Sunnis and Shi'a in Saudi Arabia and Iran -- Yemen : Zaydism between Sunnism and Shi'ism -- Lebanon : The search for a new sectarian pact."This book is a historical and sociological reading of the relation between Sunnis and Shias from the inception of the dispute for Mohammed's succession until today. It is divided in two parts. The first part offers a comprehensive history of the divide. It shows how Shiism was, during much of the Middle Ages, the main contestation ideology of the caliphate, but also how Sunnism and Shiism converged as Shiism progressively ceased to be an esoteric and politically radical doctrine to espouse a number of tenets of mainstream Islam. It shows the political dynamics that runs beneath theological debates and, in particular, how the Sunni/Shia conflict was revived when the Safavids made Shiism an official state religion on the model of Sunnism. On the contrary, when faced with the colonial challenge, Sunni and Shia reformists closed ranks and collaborated. The second part of the book offers a socio-historical account of some national contexts in which the Sunni/Shia divide shapes the society and the politics: Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen and Lebanon. It shows that in each of these countries the sectarian divide is shaped by very specific historical and social circumstances. Sunni and Shia identities are associated with ethnic, regional, statutory and economic identities. In most cases the relations between Sunnis and Shias are shaped by typical majority/minority dynamics. They can lead to conflict but dynamics of emulation often emerges from conflicts, which are particularly obvious when Sunni and Shia Islamic movements compete"--

Subjects: Shīʻah; Sunnites; Islam; Islam and politics.;

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Sunnis and Shiites : a rivalry that transformed the Middle East / by Şahin, Kaya,1974-author.(CARDINAL)325237; University of North Carolina, Wilmington.Publishing Laboratory.(CARDINAL)287667;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-21).

Subjects: Sunnites; Shiites; Sunnites;

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Iron Island [videorecording] by Aligholi, Mohammad Reza.; Bedeleh, Mehdi.; Davudi, Abolhassan.; Farzi-Zadeh, Hossein.; Nadali, Rahbon.; Nassirian, Ali.; Pakdaman, Neda.; Rasoulof, Mohammad.; Kino International Corporation.;

Cinematography, Reza Jalali ; editor, Bahram Dehghani ; music, Mohammad Reza Aligholi.Ali Nassirian, Hossein Farzi-Zadeh, Neda Pakdaman, Didar Razeghi, Mehdi Bedeleh, Rahbon Nadali.A derelict oil tanker is home to cast-off members of the Sunni-Arab minority of Iran. When the owner decides to sell it, it is up to the self-proclaimed patriarch of the ship to provide a future for the people of his floating city, no matter the cost.DVD, region 1, letterbox (1.85:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Subjects: Feature films.; Melodrama.; Foreign films.; Melodrama.; Sunnites; Tankers;

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The Shia revival : how conflicts within Islam will shape the future / by Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza,1960-(CARDINAL)759008;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-268) and index.The other Islam : who are the Shia? -- The making of Shia politics -- The fading promise of nationalism -- Khomeini's moment -- The battle of Islamic fundamentalisms -- The tide turns -- Iraq : the first Arab Shia state -- The rise of Iran -- The battle for the Middle East .Considers the ways in which struggles between the Shia and Sunni in the Middle East will affect the region's future, offering insight into the power conflicts between Iran and Saudi Arabia for political and spiritual leadership of the Muslim world.

Subjects: Shīʻah; Islam and politics; Shīʻah; Sunnites;

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After the prophet : the epic story of the Shia-Sunni split in Islam / by Hazleton, Lesley,1945-(CARDINAL)295886;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index.Muhammad -- Ali -- Hussein.Balancing past and present, Hazelton shows how 7th-century events are alive in Middle Eastern hearts and minds today as though they had just happened, shaping modern headlines from Iran's Islamic Revolution to the civil war in Iraq.

Subjects: ʻĀʼishah, approximately 614-678.; ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661.; Muḥammad, Prophet, -632; Caliphate; Islam; Shīʻah; Sunnites;

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The house divided : Sunni, Shia, and the making of the Middle East / by Rogerson, Barnaby,author.(CARDINAL)769080;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The house divided -- The origins of the Sunni-Shia schism. The house undivided ; The protection of Medina ; The women of the house ; Imam Ali: Islam's perfect man ; The last revelation and Ghadir Khum ; The death of the Prophet ; The Rashidun and the companions of Ali ; Husayn at Kerbala -- Medieval caliphates. Map of Umayyad Caliphate ; Umayyads and Abbasids ; Shiites triumphant ; Three Turkic empires -- The emergence of the three: Turkey, Persia, Saudi Arabia. Ottomans and Safavids: the clash of neighbours ; The consolidation of Iran ; Enter the third force: Wahhabi Arabia -- Colonial night, 1830-1979. The misrule of Persia ; The kingdom ; The Turkish republic -- 1979 revolutions: the Middle East transformed. Revolution in Iran ; Meccan insurrection ; Afghan jihadis ; The new Ottomans -- 21st-century battlefields: Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Syria: fractured crossroad ; Iraq in the balance ; The two Yemens -- The enemy of my enemy: Egypt, Israel, USA and Qatar. Once the leader: Egypt ; Israel and anti-Shia alliances ; America in the Middle East ; The isolated Emirate: Qatar -- Far frontiers: Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Chechnya and China's New Silk Road. Pakistan: the Sunni bedrock ; The Muslim Caucasus: Azerbaijan and Chechnya ; The new silk route: China and the Middle East -- An afterword: The Middle East after the Gaza War."At the heart of the Middle East, with its regional conflicts and proxy wars, is a 1400-year-old schism between Sunni and Shia. To understand this divide and its modern resonances, we need to revisit its origins, which go back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, the accidental coup that set aside the claims of his son Ali, and the slaughter of Ali's own son Husayn at Kerbala. These events, known to every Muslim, have created a slender faultline in the Middle East. The House Divided follows these narratives from the first Sunni and Shia caliphates, through the medieval caliphates and empires of the Arabs, Persians and Ottomans, to the contemporary Middle East. It shows how a complex range of identities and rivalries, religious, ethnic and national, have shaped the region, jolted by the seismic shift of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Rogerson's original approach takes the modern chessboard of nation states and looks at each through its particular history of empires and occupiers, minorities and resources, sheikhs and imams. The result is a book of wide-ranging empathy, understanding and insights"--Publisher's description.

Subjects: Shīʻah; Sunnites; Sunnites; Shiites;

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A concise history of Sunnis & Shi'is / by McHugo, John,1951-author.(CARDINAL)529044;

Includes bibliographical references and index.In the Beginning : Before There Were Sunnis and Shi'is -- How Civil War Came to Islam -- Of Umayyads and Abbasids -- The Split Between Sunnis and Shi'is -- Of Ismailis, Assassins, Druze, Zaydis, Gnostic Shi'is, Alawis and Sufis -- How Iran Became Shi'i -- The Ottoman Empire, India and the Muslim Reformation -- The Long Nineteenth Century and the Coming of Western Dominance -- Between the Two World Wars -- Tides Ebb and Flow -- The Iranian Revolution and The Iran-Iraq War -- From the Iranian Revolution to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq -- Wedges into Fault-Lines.A fascinating and richly layered account of how and why the great divide in Islam--between Sunnis and Shi'is--occurred. Charting the history of Islam from the death of the Prophet Mohammed to the present day, McHugo describes the conflicts that raged over the succession to the Prophet, how Sunnism and Shi'ism evolved as different and contending sects during the Abbasid caliphate, and how the rivalry between the empires of the Sunni Ottomans and Shi' Sfavids ensured that the split would continue into the modern age. Today the full, destructive force of this historical conflict for the soul of the Muslim world is expressed by the struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran--with no end in sight. Definitive, insightful, and accessible, A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is is an essential guide to understanding the genesis, development, and manipulation of the schism that has come to define Islam and the Muslim world. Includes five black & white maps, a glossary, and a list of sources and further reading.

Subjects: Islamic sects; Sunnites; Shiites;

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The Caliph and the Imam : the making of Sunnism and Shiism / by Matthiesen, Toby,1984-author.(CARDINAL)865681;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 731-900) and index.Prologue: From Karbala to Damascus -- Part I. The formation of Sunnism and Shiism, 632-1500. After the Prophet ; Sunni reassertion and the Crusades ; Polemics and confessional ambiguity -- Part II. The shaping of Muslim empires, 1500-1800. The age of confessionalisation ; Muslim dynasties on the Indian subcontinent ; Reform and reinvention in the eighteenth century -- Part III. Empire and the state, 1800-1979. British India and orientalism ; Ottoman reorganisation and European intervention ; The mandates ; The Muslim response -- Part IV. Revolution and rivalry, 1979-. The religion of martyrdom ; Export and containment of revolution ; Regime change ; The arab uprisings -- Conclusion: Every place is Karbala."The authoritative account of Islam's schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. In 632, soon after the Prophet Muhammad died, a struggle broke out among his followers as to who would succeed him. Most Muslims argued that the leader of Islam should be elected by the community's elite and rule as Caliph. They would later become the Sunnis. Others-who would become known as the Shia-believed that Muhammad had designated his cousin and son-in-law Ali as his successor, and that henceforth Ali's offspring should lead as Imams. This dispute over who should guide Muslims, the Caliph or the Imam, marks the origin of the Sunni-Shii split in Islam. Toby Matthiesen explores this hugely significant division from its origins to the present day. Moving chronologically, his book sheds light on the many ways that it has shaped the Islamic world, outlining how over the centuries Sunnism and Shiism became Islam's two main branches, and how Muslim Empires embraced specific sectarian identities. Focussing on connections between the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, it reveals how colonial rule and the modern state institutionalised sectarian divisions and at the same time led to pan-Islamic resistance and Sunni and Shii revivalism. It then focuses on the fall-out from the 1979 revolution in Iran and the US-led military intervention in Iraq. As Matthiesen shows, however, though Sunnism and Shiism have had a long and antagonistic history, most Muslims have led lives characterised by confessional ambiguity and peaceful co-existence. Tensions arise when sectarian identity becomes linked to politics. Based on a synthesis of decades of scholarship in numerous languages, The Caliph and the Imam will become the standard text for readers looking for a deeper understanding of contemporary sectarian conflict and its historical roots"--

Subjects: ʻĀʼishah, approximately 614-678.; ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Caliph, approximately 600-661.; Muḥammad, Prophet, -632; Islam; Shīʻah; Sunnites;

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Shia & Sunni perspective on Islam : an objective comparison of the Shia and Sunni doctrines based on the Holy Quran and hadith / by Salamah, Ahmad Abdullah.(CARDINAL)852058;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-73)

Subjects: Qurʼan.; Hadith.; Islam.; Shīʻah; Sunnites;

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Malcolm X [videorecording] / by Bassett, Angela,actor.(CARDINAL)528330; Blanchard, Terence,composer (expression)(CARDINAL)277887; Boyle, Peter,1935-2006,actor.(CARDINAL)844726; Brown, Barry Alexander,editor of moving image work.(CARDINAL)869966; Carter, Ruth E.,1960-costume designer.(CARDINAL)860758; Davis, Ossie,actor.(CARDINAL)164905; Dickerson, Ernest R.,1952-cinematographer.; Freeman, Al,Jr.,1934-2012,actor.; Hall, Albert,actor.; Lee, Spike,film director,film producer,screenwriter,actor.(CARDINAL)759040; Lindo, Delroy,1952-actor.; Perl, Arnold,screenwriter.; Thomas, Wynn P.,production designer.(CARDINAL)847618; Washington, Denzel,1954-actor.(CARDINAL)360194; Worth, Marvin,film producer.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)348269; Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks,production company.; Largo International N.V.,production company.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),production company.;

Cinematographer, Ernest Dickerson ; production designer, Wynn Thomas ; costume designer, Ruth Carter ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Terence Blanchard.Angela Bassett, Ossie Davis, Denzel Washington, Peter Boyle, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Albert Hall, Spike Lee.The life of Malcolm X, the black activist who became a Muslim and was a leader in the Nation of Islam until his assassination. Special features include: 10 additional scenes, the Academy Award-nominated documentary Malcolm X, and more.Rating: PG-13.Blu-ray, 1080p high definition, wide screen (1.85:1); 5.1 surround; ; requires Blu-ray player.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; X, Malcolm, 1925-1965; Assassination; Civil rights workers; Martyrs; Sunnites;

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