Category Archives: Sunni Shia divide

The Egyptian Election Result Presents a Dilemma for the US and Israel

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

It doesn’t take an unusually perceptive observer to guess the US subsidy to the Egyptian Army of US $1.3 billion each year for the last few years was not given without reason or condition. Up until the demise of the Mubarak government … Continue reading →

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The Wahhabi Influence

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

There is an uneasy relationship between the Wahhabi (also known as the Salafis) who in effect see themselves as keepers of the faith and the rest of the Muslim world. Centred in Saudi Arabia, the Wahhabi interpretation of Islam emerged … Continue reading →

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THE SUNNI SHIA DIMENSION TO REBELLION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

The majority of casual observers in the West have taken some time to realise that one of the most serious dimensions to the current unrest now reaching boiling point in places in the Middle East is a replay of the … Continue reading →

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