The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
by Vali Nasr
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Author: Vali NasrEdition: Paperback
Published: 2007-04-09
ISBN: 0393329682
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent book that gives insight ino the Shia branch of Islam. The Shias are the majority rule in Iraq and are the Muslim church in all of Iran. This book gives you an excellent understanding of the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Iran, of the conflict between the minority Sunni and majority Shia. It helps you understand where and why they are coming from and what to expect from them. It gives and excellent history of Islam and well as encapsulizes what it happening today. It is easy to read and gives you great insight into understanding the current conflicts there, including Saudi Arabia's role in controlling the Sunnis. It opens your eyes to understand what is really happening versus the propraganda we are fed in the U.S. by our government and lobbyists. You become wiser in understanding the many layers of deceit and lies thrown to the uneducated American public. I highly recommend this book if you truly wants some understanding about the conflict with Iraq and Iran.
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The New York Times bestseller: "Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes."—Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of BooksProfiled on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr has become one of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, admired and welcomed by both media and government for his "concise and coherent" analysis (Wall Street Journal). In this "smart, clear and timely" book (Washington Post), Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam. He provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis, and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences—from the nuclear posturing of Iran's President Ahmadinejad to the recent U.S.-enabled shift toward Shia power in Iraq and Hezbollah's continued dominance in Lebanon. This paperback edition features a new foreword for 2007.
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