APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from June 2009

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from June 2009

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 41 - Iraq Vs Iran's WuF.
June 1, 2009... Iraq's Shi'ite religious authority, Grand Ayatullah 'Ali al-Sistani, now says this country cannot be ruled by a sectarian majority. Coming from an Iranian-born theologian of such high standing, Sistani's new view is significant. This is because...

Focus On The WuF Concept & Iran's Experience.
June 1, 2009... WuF - the rule of a supreme jurisprudent chosen by an assembly of religious experts - is a concept highly controversial in modern Islam. Its authors have claimed to have "divine" authority over the Muslims. In geo-political terms, WuF leaders...

Maleki & Stand On WuF.(Nouri al-Maliki, world urban forum)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... A Shi'ite Arab who lived mostly in Syria during the Sunni/Ba'thist dictatorship, Maleki belongs to the Bani-Malek clan of Karbala' province and heads one of the factions of al-Da'wa al-Islamiya movement. This rivals a faction led by Dr. Ibrahim...

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 42 - Iraq's Sunni-Shi'ite Tension.
June 29, 2009... A number of attacks killing hundreds of Shi'ites in recent weeks have given rise to speculation that they are intended turn simmering Sunni-Shi'ite tensions into a sectarian war perhaps worse than the one which raged in Iraq in 2006-07. Shi'ite...

The Bombing & Questions On Who's Behind Them.
June 29, 2009... A bombing in central Baghdad on June 26 killed 20 Shi'ites and wounded 50 others. A bomb tied to a motor-bike on June 24 exploded in Sadr City, killing at least 78 Shi'ites and wounding 150 others in a market filled with shoppers. Later there...