The new sectarianism
Subtitle: the Arab uprisings and the rebirth of the Shiʻa-Sunni divide
By: Geneive Abdo
Contributors: Brookings Institution. Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Series: Analysis paper -- no. 29; Analysis paper (Brookings Institution. Saban Center for Middle East Policy) -- no. 29.
Publisher: Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 71
Subjects: Sunnites; Relations; Shīʻah; Arab Spring, 2010-; Political activity; Civil war; Politics and government; Salafīyah; Islam and politics; Islamic fundamentalism
Notes: "April 2013"

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction: the new sectarianism.  The roots of contemporary sectarianism; title: Part One: The case of Bahrain. A brief history. The sectarian divide deepens. Shi'a and Sunni radicalization. Shi'a marginalization. Bahrain's clerics : religious guides of political figures; title: Part Two: The case of Lebanon. The history of sectarianism takes a new turn. Syrian War spills over into Lebanon. The Salafists' acendance in the wake of the Syrian War; title: Religious discourse as a political tool. The Sunni Awakening; title: Part Three : The Iran factor; title: Part Four : What can the United States do?