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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

Sunni-Shii relations

Everyday Experiences of Sectarianism in Kuwait and Bahrain

By Thomas Fibiger  //  August 15, 2018August 15, 2018

Sectarianism has become a key issue of both scholarly and political debate over the Middle East in recent years, particularly with war, unrest, and crisis in places like Iraq, Syria and Bahrain. This article focuses…

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