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020			_a9781612345239 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a1612345239 _q(electronic bk.)
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100	1		_aBetts, Robert Brenton.
245	1	4	_aThe Sunni-Shi'a divide _h[electronic resource] : _bIslam's internal divisions and their global consequences / _cRobert Brenton Betts.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bPotomac Books, _c©2013.
300			_a1 online resource (vii, 181 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe rise of Islam and its early divisions -- The Sunni-Shi'a divide in modern times -- The future of militant Islam.
588	0		_aOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Sept. 9, 2013).
520			_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.
650		0	_aSunnites _xRelations _xShīʻah.
650		0	_aShīʻah _xRelations _xSunnites.
650		0	_aIslam and world politics.
650		7	_aRELIGION _xIslam _xGeneral. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aInterfaith relations. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01353343
650		7	_aIslam and world politics. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00979897
650		7	_aShīʻah. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01117946
650		7	_aSunnites. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01138714
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aBetts, Robert Brenton. _tSunni-Shi'a divide. _b1st ed. _dWashington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2013 _z9781612345222 _w(DLC) 2013007562 _w(OCoLC)829446081
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