«PPDi» Shia, Sunni to battle for regional supremacy in 2012

 

http://frontlines2011.blogspot.com/2012/01/shia-sunni-to-battle-for-regional.html

Monday, January 2, 2012

Shia, Sunni to battle for regional supremacy in 2012

The Region: No one should misunderstand the situation. This is fundamentally a struggle for political power and wealth.

Photo by: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany


Jerusalem Post - Of course, there is nothing new about the conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims, but it is indeed new as a feature on the regional level in modern times. After all, as long as there were secular-style regimes preaching an all-inclusive Arab nationalist identities, differences between religious communities were subordinated. Once there are Islamist regimes, theology becomes central again, as it was centuries ago.

However, no one should misunderstand the situation. This is fundamentally a struggle for political power and wealth. When Sunni and Shia states or movements battle they are acting as political entities with strategies, tactics and goals.

The growing power and influence of Iran's Islamist regime posed a tremendous problem for Arab Sunni Islamists. They generally did not like Iran because it was Persian and Shia, yet it was the only Islamist game in town. Thus, Arab Sunni Islamist Hamas became an Iranian client. The Iran-Iraq war reflected these antagonisms, as best seen in Iraqi propaganda. Yet Iraq's regime was also able to keep the Shia majority there under control.

__._,_.___

Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic

Messages in this topic (1)

Recent Activity:

Visit Your Group

------------------------------------------------------------------
                       TIADA KATA SEINDAH `MERDEKA`
------------------------------------------------------------------
Ubahlah nasib bangsa kita, jangan jadikan anak cucu kita sebagai mangsa dari keterlambatan kita bertindak pada hari ini.

Mailing bebas => Meukra-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
-untuk membuat posting kirimkan ke: PPDi@yahoogroup.com

**************************************************************
-Beritahu rakan anda untuk menyertai egroups ini dengan hanya menghantar email kosong ke: PPDi-subscribe@egroups.com
               : Meukra-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
**************************************************************
FOR THE LATEST NEWS link to us: http://PPDi.cjb.net/
                          http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PPDi/messages

ALL ADVERTISERS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH condemning indon WILL BE BANNED WITHOUT WARNING!!!

MARKETPLACE

Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now.

Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use

.

__,_._,___