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The Shia Revival

How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future

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The Shia Revival

By: Vali Nasr
Narrated by: Fleet Cooper
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 Profiled on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr has become one of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, admired and welcomed by both media and government for his "concise and coherent" analysis (Wall Street Journal). In this "smart, clear and timely" book (Washington Post), Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam. He provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis, and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences—from the nuclear posturing of Iran's President Ahmadinejad to the recent U.S.-enabled shift toward Shia power in Iraq and Hezbollah's continued dominance in Lebanon.©2006 Vali Nasr (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Freedom & Security Islam Middle East Politics & Government Religious Studies World Iran Middle Ages Imperialism Royalty Wall Street Africa
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"Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes." (Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books)
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