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Iran Marks Ashura and the Takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

November 6, 2014 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

The Shiite holy period of Ashura could be marked with more Sunni-Shiite violence.

The Rise of the Salafis in Lebanon: A New Sunni-Shiite Battlefield

December 4, 2012 | Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah

The Sunni community in Lebanon is being led by a new breed of Islamist Salafi leaders such as Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir.

Sunni vs. Shiite in Saudi Arabia

January 16, 2011 | Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum

Wahhabism, the leading stream of Islam in Sunni Saudi Arabia, is extremely anti-Shiite. With Shiite Iran on the cusp of nuclear arms, and with demonstrated victories by Iran’s proxies in Iraq, Lebanon, and Gaza, the Saudi rulers cannot afford to be seen coddling local Shiites. Saudi Sunnis expect their leaders to defend the honor and position of the Sunni majority, lest Shiite victories reverse the age-old dominance of the Sunni sect of Islam.

Iran Steps Up Arming Hizbullah Against Israel

January 10, 2011 | Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah

Who Will Win the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Arab Street: Turkey or Iran?

December 16, 2010 | Harold Rhode

Ahmadinejad in Lebanon

October 24, 2010 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

Turkey: Between the Iranian-Syrian Axis, Israel, and the West

November 20, 2007 | Aydan Kodaloglu

The Implications of a Nuclear Iran

March 25, 2007 | Dr. Ephraim Sneh

A Disproportionate Response? The Case of Israel and Hizballah

December 1, 2006 | Joshua L. Gleis

After the London Bombings: Blair’s Israeli-Palestinian Detour from the Real Root Causes of Terrorism

September 1, 2005 | Amb. Dore Gold

Sunni and Shiite Terrorist Networks: Competition or Collusion?

December 18, 2002 | Lenny Ben-David