https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to shia islam en https://religiondispatches.org/2018/01/08/reports-death-isis-have-been-greatly-exaggerated When the Iraqi government announced the end of ISIS control over its territory on December 9, 2017, there were a few celebrations in Baghdad. December 10 was proclaimed a public holiday, and a military parade marched down the main streets… Mon, 08 Jan 2018 02:32:38 EST Mark Juergensmeyer 082acd32-1088-483f-9e79-f40b72a5ed35 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/01/06/no-sunni-and-shia-muslims-have-not-been-fighting-forever Several days ago, before the Saudi government’s execution of prominent Shia religious leader Nimr al-Nimr took tensions between Riyadh and Teheran to a new high, a reader emailed me a deceptively ordinary question. It’s worth a second look, not only… Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:34:45 EST Haroon Moghul b76b08df-c014-4333-aa04-f13d95b1d354 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/12/its-theology-not-baseball-misunderstanding-iraqs-sectarian-conflicts Nothing is as conducive to global radical mobilization as an exclusive theological summons. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:37:13 EDT Amyn B. Sajoo 2c975bbd-f8bf-4fb3-8437-7b2bf61cee5d https://religiondispatches.org/2012/12/20/which-islamists-religion-and-syrian-civil-war A scholar returning from a visit with Syrian opposition figures discusses the role of religion in the Syrian civil war, including whether it’s a sectarian war, what Americans need to know, and whether a post-war Syria will be an Islamic state. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:08:55 EST Haroon Moghul 959c1982-0b11-4106-90f8-8ebe1995ba73 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/08/rick-santorum-muslim-theologian-and-gop-candidate-would-bomb-iran The resurgent candidate believes it’s no accident that a non-military nuclear facility is located in a holy city. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:52:34 EDT Hussein Rashid 6b8c6a37-dcfc-4614-b8bc-2ab8afefab15