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008			130805s2013 dcu ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781612345239 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aBP194 _b.S866 2013
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBetts, Robert Brenton. _e1
245	1	0	_aThe Sunni-Shi'a divide _bIslam's internal divisions and their global consequences / _cRobert Brenton Betts.
250			_afirst edition.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bPotomac Books, _c(c)2013.
300			_a1 online resource (vii, 181 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aThe rise of Islam and its early divisions -- _tThe Sunni-Shi'a divide in modern times -- _tThe future of militant Islam.
520	0		_aUntil the attacks of September 11, 2001, few Americans knew anything about Islam, let alone about the distinctions between Sunni and Shiæa, the Sufi and Wahhabi, the origins of the Holy QurÆan and Shariæa law, and the respect that all Muslims, even secular ones, harbor for the prophet Muhammad, his family, and Islamic traditions. In The Sunni-Shiæa Divide Robert Betts traces the tortuous history of IslamÆs sectarian divisions, emphasizing the most important one, the Shiæa departure from Sunni ôorthodoxy.ö. Although the majority of Muslims remain faithful to the Sunni sect of Islam, approximately 15 percent subscribe to the Shiæa creed. As AmericaÆs involvement in the Middle East drags on, Betts reiterates that policymakers, scholars, and laymen alike must understand the many faces of Islam, the internal forces in the United States that have brought us into these conflicts, and the role of Israel in the regionÆs escalating tensions. How the increasing hostility between the two main Islamic factions plays out on the world stageuas Sunni Turkey, Shiæa Iran, and their allies vie for dominanceuis of major consequence for everyone, especially financially strapped Europe and the United States.
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650		0	_aSunnites _xRelations _xShī.Aah.
650		0	_aShī.Aah _xRelations _xSunnites.
650		0	_aIslam and world politics.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=620558&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell