Iraq reopens old faultlines in Muslim politics; Volatility between Sunni...

The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  February 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to Imam Hussein, Shi'ite Islam's most revered...more striking. The Shi'ites are rising, he said...government banned Shi'ite rituals; a Sunni...rules a restive Shi'ite majority in Bahrain; Lebanese Shi'ites, long poor and disenfranchised...Hussein was ...

In postwar Iraq, Shi'ites trying to assert some political power

Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  April 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......militia, Amal. Iraq's Shi'ites have not even given...earlier this month, Shi'ite clergymen already...Lebanon's Shi'ites, the Shi'ites of Iraq enjoy the...a fundamentalist Shi'ite regime took power...groups of pro-Iranian Shi'ites have been ...

The rise and decline of Lebanon's Shi'ites.

The New Leader;  February 22, 1988 ;     700+ words ......Decline of Lebanon's Shi'ites MARINE Lieutenant...latest victim of Shi'ite radicalism in Lebanon...distinctive character of Shi'ite activism in the Lebanese milieu. THE SHI'ITES are found in three...region, known to the Shi'ites as Jabal'Amil, is a ...

Iraq shrine bombing fuels Shi'ite protests

China Daily;  February 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ......to impose a curfew to protect Sunnis and accused Shi'ite gunmen of killing a Sunni cleric in Baghdad. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, powerful leader of the Shi'ite SCIRI party, which has its own armed wing, said...Kurd, also condemned the attack. In the mainly Shi'ite city of Basra, police ...

SHI'ITE SERVICE MIXES PRAYER AND POLITICS

The Boston Globe;  April 19, 2003 ;     591 words ......martyred heroes of Shi'ite Islam. For several...Friday ritual of the Shi'ites was banned by Saddam...pray according to Shi'ite traditions, was assassinated...week in which Iraqi Shi'ites could take part in...rumor to divide the Shi'ite sects," Ali ...

IN SHI'ITE WORLD, ANGER TOWARD US SEEN GROWING

The Boston Globe;  April 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ......of a pro-American Shi'ite cleric in Iraq this...rage felt among many Shi'ites after the US-led...traveled from across the Shi'ite world to reap blessings...this holy site. "All Shi'ites will fight the Americans...reported that the Shi'ites celebrated the ...

Top cleric urges Shi'ites not to resist allied efforts.(PAGE ONE)

The Washington Times;  April 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......bid to undermine Shi'ite support for Saddam...instructing his fellow Shi'ites not to oppose the...spiritual leader for Shi'ites. The reception was...in Basra and other Shi'ite-dominated cities...planning to bomb Shi'ite neighborhoods in...More than a ...

Shi'ite revival roiling Mideast.(PAGE ONE)

The Washington Times;  August 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ......force even moderate Shi'ite leaders to take a...S. interests. The Shi'ites can say, 'We performed...Bahrain - which has a Shi'ite-majority population...world's 120 million Shi'ites represent about 10...in April accused Shi'ite radicals such as...national ...

SHI'ITES QUICKLY EMERGE AS POLITICAL FORCE

The Boston Globe;  April 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ......miles behind the Shi'ite clerics, who by their...organization. The Shi'ites call for an Islamic...society. "I assume the Shi'ites will not work for the establishment of Shi'ite rule or an Islamic-sty...role has endowed the Shi'ite clergy with great ...

VOA NEWS: BLASTS KILL 36 AT SHI'ITE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES IN IRAQ

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 30, 2007 ;     253 words ......in bomb attacks against Shi'ite Muslims performing rituals...bomber blew himself up at a Shi'ite mosque near the town of...when a bomb exploded as Shi'ites marched toward a mosque. In Baghdad, at least five Shi'ite pilgrims were killed when...where nearly two million ...

Shi'ite cleric gains sway across border

The Boston Globe;  May 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the world's only Shi'ite Muslim state...freewheeling experiment in Shi'ite empowerment taking...Iraq's most senior Shi'ite cleric - rather...thought that says Shi'ite leaders should...Arbayeen, an important Shi'ite holiday. In Iran...elections brought the ...

Shi'ite leaders vow security overhaul.(PAGE ONE)

The Washington Times;  March 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......BAGHDAD - Members of the Shi'ite coalition that won Iraq...many of whose mainly Shi'ite members complain of being...adhered to. But within the Shi'ite rank and file, there is...Saddam's former officers. The Shi'ites accuse both Mr. Allawi...Mr. Shalaan, a secular ...

CLERIC'S MESSAGE STIRS FEARS RADICAL SHI'ITE VOWS MILITIA TO STAY ARMED

The Boston Globe;  September 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ......coalition and the Shi'ite religious establishment...million restive Shi'ites. Ayatollah Mohammed...the only senior Shi'ite religious leader...disenfranchised Shi'ites. Since his return...leader has defied the Shi'ite religious establishment...Islam that ...

SHI'ITE LEADERS URGE CALM AFTER BOMBING

The Boston Globe;  August 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ......brewing fight between Shi'ite factions as tempers...ayatollah. At least 3,000 Shi'ites jammed the streets...salvo by radical Shi'ites angered that the...the predominantly Shi'ite south, especially...by the established Shi'ite clerics in Najaf...but have ...

Shi'ite Leaders in Najaf, Ira..., Urge Calm after Bombing.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ......brewing fight between Shi'ite factions as tempers...ayatollah. At least 3,000 Shi'ites jammed the streets...salvo by radical Shi'ites angered that the...the predominantly Shi'ite south, especially...by the established Shi'ite clerics in Najaf...but have ...