Far from a simple power struggle between Sunnis and Shias, both intra-Sunni and intra-Shia dynamics will play a massive role in the failure or success of this new military campaign, as well as the future of Iraq, argues Hayder al-Khoei.
Yossi Mekelberg looks at the plight of Ethiopian Jews in Israel in light of recent clashes in the streets of Israeli cities, between Ethiopian Israelis and police.
Emma Sky and Hayder al-Khoei reflect on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the fall of Ramadi and the relationships between Iraq, Iran and the US in the fight against ISIS.
This paper is a summary of a workshop that looked at political Islam in historical context within the GCC. It explores the differences between strands of political Islam and the ways in which different country contexts have shaped the behaviour of movements that claim to have religious legitimacy.
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