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Sufi and Shia leaders blame Salafis for sectarian strife
Egypt
May 31, 2011
Sufi and Shia leaders blame Salafis for sectarian strife
A number of Shia and Sufi leaders on Tuesday submitted a notification to the attorney general, accusing Salafi leaders of…
Shias accuse Saudi Arabia of mobilizing Salafis to disrupt Egypt’s unity
Egypt
April 10, 2011
Shias accuse Saudi Arabia of mobilizing Salafis to disrupt Egypt’s unity
Shia Muslims gathered in front of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Cairo on Saturday to denounce the Saudi stance on…
New Sunni coalition raises sectarian fears in Bahrain
Egypt
March 6, 2011
New Sunni coalition raises sectarian fears in Bahrain
Manama--Bahrain’s newly-formed and first ever specifically Sunni coalition, the National Unity Assembly (NUA), raised fears that the country’s politics would…
Bahrain protests: Beyond sectarian politics
World
March 4, 2011
Bahrain protests: Beyond sectarian politics
Manama--While sectarian politics dominate the Bahraini arena, the history of political activism and opposition in the kingdom was not always…
Bahrain protests: Unravelling the sectarian politics
World
February 26, 2011
Bahrain protests: Unravelling the sectarian politics
Manama--Bahrain’s protests are causing an integral shift in its political landscape, as happened in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.Its shift, however,…
Bahrainis call for monarchy’s downfall
World
February 18, 2011
Bahrainis call for monarchy’s downfall
Thousands of Bahrainis called for the downfall of their ruling monarch on Friday, one day after a brutal attack by…
12 charged with promoting Shia doctrine and plotting coup
Egypt
October 13, 2010
12 charged with promoting Shia doctrine and plotting coup
Egypt's security prosecution has charged 12 Shia Muslims with promoting Shia doctrine, insulting the companions of Prophet Mohamed, plotting to…
Lahore mourns triple bombing as death toll rises
World
September 2, 2010
Lahore mourns triple bombing as death toll rises
Lahore, Pakistan--The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to…
Bahrain arrests more Shia activists as poll nears
World
August 18, 2010
Bahrain arrests more Shia activists as poll nears
Manama--Bahraini authorities have detained four more Shia activists on security grounds, raising the stakes in the run-up to parliamentary elections…
Grand Sheikh to visit Iraq by Sunni-Shia invitation only
Egypt
August 3, 2010
Grand Sheikh to visit Iraq by Sunni-Shia invitation only
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb has said he would visit US-occupied Iraq only if he received a joint invitation from…