The Tortured Roots of Sectarian Violence

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It really is time that they patch up their differences. Why kill each other over religious differences? Perhaps if they learned to accept each other, they would also learn how to be tolerant of those who are non Muslims.

The Tortured Roots of Sectarian Violence
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Friday, December 12, 2014, 8:45 AM CET



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Since June 2014, the world has watched as sectarian violence has engulfed Syria and Iraq. More alarming, perhaps, are news reports that suggest a new and more deadly wave of terrorism is spreading throughout the Middle East, East Asia, and beyond.

This increasing level of sectarian terrorism is best understood as a product of the ancient Sunni–Shiite divide, the growth of modern-day extremist groups, the Iranian–Saudi rivalry, and the growing phenomenon of fractured states.

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