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...violence of last week may have been sparked by a single act of provocation, it came in the context of a history of Shi'ite-Sunni enmity. The roots of the sectarian divide lie in a schism that arose shortly after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. Under Saddam, communal hostilities in Iraq were suppressed, their very existence denied. Beneath the surface, though, relations between the two sects have always been tainted by prejudice and discrimination. Although Shi'ites make up the majority in Iraq, the country was long ruled by a Sunni élite, often...
...divide between Sunni and Shiite Arabs is currently Iraq's most volatile. The distinction between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam dates back to a 7th Century split over who would inherit the leadership of Muslims after the passing of the Prophet Muhammad. The Shiites believe that the Prophet had passed the mantle of leadership to his own descendants, first to his cousin and son-in-law, Imam Ali, who in turn passed it to his own son (and the Prophet's beloved grandson) Imam Hussein. They rejected the three Caliphs chosen by consultation among the Prophet's followers...
...recover from having spent all of his boy-band earnings. 2) Tim McGraw—“Let Me Love You” Lauren’s Explanation: “I’m from Missouri [eds. note - McGraw is from Louisiana]. Also I made my 7th grade science teacher call me Faith Hill because I was obsessed with him. 3) Shakira—“Underneath Your Clothes” “Oh my god I’m so embarassed,” says Schwartze. “But Gloria Estefan co-wrote that...
...university?s highest-profile minds, from Cornel West in 2002 to the recent resignation of William Kirby, the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The monthly meetings between Summers and Harvard faculty were never love-ins, but sources tell Time.com that the most recent meeting, on February 7th, turned into an unusually bitter showdown, not just over Kirby?s departure, but also over new allegations tying Summers to an old scandal...
...Peter Jennings as anchor of the network's flagship "World News Tonight". So far, over 60 journalists have been killed in Iraq since the U.S. invasion in March 2003, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, making it the world's most dangerous war zone for newsmen. On Jan 7th, Jill Carroll, an American woman freelancer for the Christian Science Monitor, was kidnapped by a previously unknown rebel group. Her abduction was denounced by Muslim groups here in Iraq and abroad as well as by several insurgent groups...