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Resurgence In The Shiite World - A New Survey:.
October 13, 2003... Editor's Note: The events of Sept. 11, 2001, marked the beginning of a new era in terms of how the Middle East is viewed by the West. Apart from a concentrated focus by the US, as well as other global powers, on the dynamics of Sunni...
Part 1 - The Origins.
October 13, 2003... Shiism emerged in the years immediately after the death of the Prophet Mohammed on June 8, 632 AD, leaving behind no male child. During Mohammed's two-week long illness just prior to his death, intense rivalry broke out between his closest...