The new sectarianism : the Arab uprisings and the rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni divide / Geneive Abdo.

9780190233174 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

English

1 online resource : map.

BP194.16 .A24 2016

297.8042

'The New Sectarianism' considers the causes for growing Sunni-Shi'a animosity in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. It illustrates how the two groups perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these perceptions have affected Arab life, and how these contestations pose a serious threat to the stability of regional states and stakeholders in the wider world.

'The New Sectarianism' considers the causes for growing Sunni-Shi'a animosity in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. It illustrates how the two groups perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these perceptions have affected Arab life, and how these contestations pose a serious threat to the stability of regional states and stakeholders in the wider world.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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