Maybe some day the Shia and Sunni Muslims will be able to forget their differences and get along with each other.
Nearly half of Arab youth believe sectarianism has worsened
Emmanuel Samoglou
April 12, 2016 Updated: April 12, 2016 09:36 PM
Forty-seven per cent of respondents to the survey believe relations between Sunni and Shia have worsened.
A majority – 52 per cent – singled out the divide as a significant factor leading to unrest in the Arab world, while that number climbed to 75 per cent among participants from the GCC.
Among the countries most likely to say Sunni-Shia relations have worsened were Yemen (88 per cent), Jordan (84 per cent), Libya (75 per cent) and Iraq (62 per cent).
The findings mirror the development of events in the region, said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, political science professor at UAE University.
“On the ground, the sectarian divide has widened in recent years, and the fox-holing between these two large communities has never been any worse," he said.
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Nearly half of Arab youth believe sectarianism has worsened
Emmanuel Samoglou
April 12, 2016 Updated: April 12, 2016 09:36 PM
Forty-seven per cent of respondents to the survey believe relations between Sunni and Shia have worsened.
A majority – 52 per cent – singled out the divide as a significant factor leading to unrest in the Arab world, while that number climbed to 75 per cent among participants from the GCC.
Among the countries most likely to say Sunni-Shia relations have worsened were Yemen (88 per cent), Jordan (84 per cent), Libya (75 per cent) and Iraq (62 per cent).
The findings mirror the development of events in the region, said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, political science professor at UAE University.
“On the ground, the sectarian divide has widened in recent years, and the fox-holing between these two large communities has never been any worse," he said.
Continue reading at:
Nearly half of Arab youth believe sectarianism has worsened | The National
