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Tag Archives: Shi’a
No Kufic Script on Viking Funeral Garment
Couple of days ago, it had been reported that a funeral garment, datable to the 9th and 10th century, which had been found in Sweden contains the words Allah and Ali (the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law) … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Uncategorized, Vikings
Tagged Arabic script, Kufic script, Shi'a, textiles, Vikings
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Why Not a Caliphate?
When ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) yesterday proclaimed The Islamic State and his leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi caliph, both the Muslim world and non-Muslim world incredulously shook of their heads. What a charade. What kind of fellow Abu Bakr … Continue reading
Posted in Islam
Tagged Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, caliphate, Catholic Church, ISIS, Islamic State, Pope, Shi'a
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“The World Should be Rooting For the Clergy …
… their victory will bring about the quickest end to the Islamic Republic.” Former Middle East advisor to the Obama Administration and Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University Vali Nasr has … Continue reading
Posted in Iran
Tagged Ali Khamenei, Hidden Imam, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, nationalism, power struggle, Shi'a, Vali Nasr
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Shi’ites in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Provinces
Posting American Embassies’ diplomatic cables on the WikiLeaks page has accelerated lately. Nevertheless, so far, not more than a meager 6% of more than 250,000 cables have been published there. And, public interest seem to decline. In an analysis of some … Continue reading
The Spread of Democracy
When Kuwaiti citizens enthusiastically celebrated their Golden Independence Anniversary last month together with twenty years of liberation after Saddam Hussein’s invasion and expulsion as well as the present Amir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah being in power for five years (50-20-5) they … Continue reading
Posted in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Tagged Andreas Gursky, Egypt, Hamad ibn Issa Al Khalifa, Libya, Pearl roundabout, Shi'a, Tahrir square, Tunesia, UN SC Resolution 1973
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