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Instrumentalists see the Sunni-Shi'a divide as a modern invention and challenge the myths of primordial narratives since sectarian harmony have existed for centuries. [5] Constructivism is in the middle ground of primordialism and instrumentalism.
The main sectarian conflict in Iraq is between Shia and Sunni Muslims, and it has led to large amounts of discrimination, bloodshed and instability. [6] While the majority of Muslims in Iraq are Shia and the minority are Sunni, a number of scholars, including Hassan al’-Alawi, have consistently argued that sectarianism in Iraq privileges Sunni Arabs and discriminates against Shi’ites.
A denunciation of anti-Catholic and anti-Irish bigotry in Sydney's The Catholic Weekly, December 24, 1853.. Sectarianism in Australia is a historical legacy from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when Australia was a sectarian society divided between Catholics – predominantly but not exclusively of Irish background – on the one hand and Protestants of British heritage on ...
The city’s sectarian divide is a complex mix of religion, history, sport and politics, stoked by The Troubles conflict in Northern Ireland during the latter part of the 20th century, and down ...
As AI threatens to the world upside down, a new philosophical movement advocates letting technology – and capitalism – off the leash. Io Dodds explores the heady world of Effective Accelerationism
Sectarianism in Glasgow takes the form of long-standing religious and political sectarian rivalry between Catholics and Protestants. It is particularly reinforced by the fierce rivalry between Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. , the two largest Scottish football clubs sometimes referred to as the Old Firm , whose support base is traditionally ...
Sectarian battle between Sunnis and Twelver Shias at the Battle of Chaldiran (Ottoman and Safavid wars). Sectarian violence or sectarian strife is a form of communal violence which is inspired by sectarianism, that is, discrimination, hatred or prejudice between different sects of a particular mode of an ideology or different sects of a religion within a nation or community.
Both the opposition and government have accused each other of employing sectarian agitation. The opposition accused the government of agitating sectarianism. [20] Invoking minority sentiments and fears had long been a key policy of the Assads to ensure the regime's support amongst disenchanted Alawites.The regime dispatched the most loyal of the Alawite army units to fiercely crush the biggest ...