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An Ancient Sunni/Shia Rift Shaping a Modern Middle East

Biblical tradition holds that northern Iraq is the land of Cain and Abel. Across post-war Iraq, the ancient parable of fratricide seems to be playing out in a contemporary context: Muslim brothers killing Muslim brothers in spates of violence between … Continue reading

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