The War Within Islam


	The War Within Islam

invictus

2-20-2007 6:21 PM

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islam, religion, sectarianism, sunni, shiite, war

invictus says:

An interesting read from Slate, on the growing conflicts between Islam's two major sects. By Christopher Hitchens.

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