For 1,400 years, the Muslim world has been wracked by political and theological rifts between the Shias and the Sunnis. Kojo explores the history of the Shia/Sunni split, and the legacy it has wrought on contemporary Mid-East crises.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2006-08-08/shia-revival
Shia Revival
Listen Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 at 1:06 p.m. in Conflict, Politics, Religion
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Vali Nasr
author of "The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape The Future" (Norton); also Professor and Associate Chair of Research, Department of National Security Affairs, The Naval Postgraduate School; and Senior Adjunct Fellow on The Middle East, The Council on Foreign Relations
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