sectarianism

US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires
Middle East

US fears Shi’ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires

The use of Shi'ite militias to try to take back the Iraqi city of Ramadi from Islamic State risks unleashing…
A Christian also has the right to become a gynecologist
Opinion

A Christian also has the right to become a gynecologist

The controversy over the son of a garbage collector who was not allowed to become a judge and a Christian…
Chapel Hill victims family cites hatred behind killing as shooter’s wife denies
Egypt

Chapel Hill victims family cites hatred behind killing as shooter’s wife denies

The family of three young Muslims killed Tuesday in a shooting outside the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill…
‘Awaiting Abu Zayd’
Opinion

‘Awaiting Abu Zayd’

  Religious sectarianism has a particularly bitter taste, and Egypt is presently witnessing one of its darkest chapters amid a…
Anti-Coptic sectarianism: Hope turned into despair
Opinion

Anti-Coptic sectarianism: Hope turned into despair

Copts are being persecuted in Egypt. So, what’s new about that? This has been the norm in our “beloved homeland”…
Thirty-two suspects in Khosous events
Egypt

Thirty-two suspects in Khosous events

  Twenty new arrest warrants issued Wednesday brought the number of suspects in the sectarian violence in Khosous, Qalyubiya to…
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
World

Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests

QATIF, Saudi Arabia  — Al-Awamiyah is a small village of shabby houses, narrow streets and dilapidated palm groves that has…
Blog: Rooted in religion
Opinion

Blog: Rooted in religion

It is a motley crew that finds shelter in Tahrir Square these days. On the afternoon of 7 April, a…
Salafis to lobby against rapprochement with Iran
Egypt

Salafis to lobby against rapprochement with Iran

The Salafi Dawah and the Nour Party are launching campaigns against Egypt’s warming ties with Iran, leading Salafi sources have…
Iraq: Beyond sectarian lines
Opinion

Iraq: Beyond sectarian lines

As the world marks 10 years since the US invasion of Iraq, many will be thinking of that place again,…
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