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This book argues that ever since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, which established a Shia Islamic government in Iran, that country’s religious and politi
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A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic world When Muhammad died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the c
Transnational Shia Politics
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Shi'ism and Social Protest
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This timely and important book presents the first overview of Shi'i political activism in the countries where it has been most significant-from Iran and Lebanon