The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam (November 20, 2008)




On Being with Krista Tippett show

Summary: We seek fresh insight into the history and the human and religious dynamics of Islam's Sunni-Shia divide. Vali Nasr says that it is not so different from dynamics in periods of Western Christian history. But he says that by bringing the majority Shia to power in Iraq, the U.S. has changed the religions dynamics of the Middle East.