This article rejects the paradigm of “ancient sectarian hatreds” to explain the turmoil in the
Middle East. Instead, the political context that illuminates the question of sectarianism is the …

Understanding Sectarianism successfully accomplishes its important purpose of replacing
the unhelpful term 'Sectarianism'with more restrictive and descriptive terms like 'sectarian …

Inspired by the events of the Arab Spring, political activists in Bahrain organized an anti-
government demonstration on 14 February 2011, which resulted in the death of one …

Violent fragmentation in the Middle East has often been reduced to a consequence of
“ancient hatreds” that pit Sunni against Shi'a. One of the more compelling arguments to …

Since 1979, few rivalries have affected Middle Eastern politics as much as the rivalry
between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, too often the rivalry has been framed purely in …

This paper analyses five main slogans and chants performed during the first 3 months of
Iraq's 2019 Tishreen [October] protests. It aims to trace their origin to examine the …

Sectarian conflict has been on the rise in the Middle East in recent years. From the
catastrophic wars in Syria and Yemen to the volatile assemblages of Iraq and Lebanon …

This article analyzes a number of Shiite media productions in Iraq in order to investigate the
significance of heroism and religious symbols during a time of heightened sectarian tension …

This paper discusses how security considerations and sectarianism have served Iran and
Saudi Arabia as mutually reinforcing tools in their strife to secure their positions in the …

The clustering and resurgence of authoritarian rule that can be detected in the countries of
the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the last years has been considerably shaped by …