Sunni-Shiite Violence

Submitted by John R (United States), Feb 4, 2007 at 11:51

Dr. Pipes,

I'd appreciate a response.

Is the Sunni-Shiite killings based on radical Islam or just Islam?

John R.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

Just Islam. They hark back to atavistic tensions in Islam, though they are exacerbated by Islamist elements, especially on the Sunni side.