Category Archives: Sectarianism

British colonial strategy and the 9/11 blowback

Posted on October 1, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

British colonial strategy and the 9/11 blowback by Nu’man Abd al-Wahid   Osama bin Laden gained his reputation as a militant Islamist during the Western backed counter-insurgency – so-called “jihad” – against the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980’s … Continue reading →

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Syria: The strong risk of fitna, and how to prevent it

Posted on May 31, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Syria: The strong risk of fitna, and how to prevent it from ‘Just World News’ with Helena Cobban by Helena Josh Landis has a truly excellent piece on his blog today. It is a lengthy account that he’s publishing there, that was written by someone … Continue reading →

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My New Article on Sectarianism in the Arab World

Posted on April 18, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

My New Article on Sectarianism in the Arab World from Nir Rosen Originally published in http://www.jadaliyya.com Part 1 is Here and Part 2 is Here On 22 March, Sha‘lan Sharif wrote an article in the spirit of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal,” in al-Akhbar, the … Continue reading →

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Sunni-Shiite Tension Boils in Iraq, Gulf over Bahrain

Posted on March 16, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Sunni-Shiite Tension Boils in Iraq, Gulf over Bahrain from Informed Comment by Juan Reuters Arabic reports that the Saudi invasion of Bahrain on Monday has inflamed sectarian passions in Iraq. Likewise it has angered Iran, which openly condemned the move. Sectarian tensions … Continue reading →

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Americans on Islam and Violence

Posted on March 11, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Americans on Islam and Violence from Jonathan Wright by Jonathan The Pew Reseach Center has put out the results of its survey on the attitude of Americans towards Islam and propensity to violence, to coincide with the congressional hearings called by Rep. Peter … Continue reading →

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King’s Nixonian Hearings against American Muslims

Posted on March 10, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

King’s Nixonian Hearings against American Muslims from Informed Comment by Juan 1 person liked this Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY)’s hearings on the alleged ‘radicalization’ of American Muslims are an affront to the brave Middle Eastern Muslims who have, during the past … Continue reading →

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Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Jihad

Posted on March 10, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Jihad from Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place by Richard Silverstein Tomorrow, Rep. Peter King, one of the most prominent anti-Muslim members of Congress (who wrote a suspense novel about a Congressman who foils an Al … Continue reading →

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Muslims and McCarthyism

Posted on March 10, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Muslims and McCarthyism from PA Editors Blog by Political Affairs Sinister and dangerous things are happening in the U.S.  A women named Brigitte Gabriel is leading a group calling itself “Act Now” in what can be called a crusade to “save America” … Continue reading →

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Christian protests in Cairo

Posted on March 9, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Christian protests in Cairo from Jonathan Wright by Jonathan Several thousand Egyptian Christians demonstrated outside the television building in central Cairo and closed down one of the big Nile bridges on Monday night. The background is a sad story which began with … Continue reading →

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Wahhabi anti-Shi`ite propaganda in Bahrain

Posted on March 7, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Wahhabi anti-Shi`ite propaganda in Bahrain from The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب by noreply@blogger.com (As’ad AbuKhalil) Mahmood in Bahrain sent me this:  “These are the kind of quasi-fascist Wahhabis that the state uses to increase sectarian tensions. It’s utterly disgusting. The … Continue reading →

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