What's the Difference: Shia vs. Sunni

Neatorama | Mar. 13, 2007 (Opinion)

Like Christianity, Islam is home to a spectrum of sects espousing different beliefs and practices. And just as Christianity can be divided into two large groups - Catholic and Protestant - from which other subsects have emerged, so too with Islam: Shia and Sunni.

Unlike Christianity, whose major split wouldn't occur for nearly sixteen centuries, Islam split almost immediately after the death of its founder, the Prophet Muhammad (circa 570 - 632 ... Full Story »

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Topics: Islam, Iraq
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 13, 2007 - 8:56 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Eric Campbell (review), Oliver Jones (review)
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 by Oliver Jones - Mar. 13, 2007

This is a dangerously superficial article about the division in Islam. While it is entertainingly written, it doesn't go into much of the recent history of mutual suspicion between Shi'is and Sunnis, nor does it identify many of the key parties to recent battles, or talk about the Shi'i affinity for martyrdom stemming from the murder of Hussein at Karbala. A person who wants to understand this divide in Islam would be ill-served by this article.

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 by Eric Campbell - Mar. 13, 2007

Good explanation as to the origin of the Shia/Sunni split, but no information as to current differences in belief. Story ends with the statement that almost all current viloence beween the 2 groups is due to actions of Saddam Huesein. Supporting material is warranted and would be very interesting.

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