Yemen crisis: Don't bring the war to my home

Edit Dawn 26 Mar 2016
Last time it happened, the Saudis sided with Zaidi Imam Muhammad al-Badr ... Inspired by socialist ideals, Arab nationalism had emerged as a potent ideology around the Arab world and Yemen was no exception ... The Zaidiyyah, who are also known as 'Fivers', are named after Zaid ibn Ali, the grandson of Hussain ibn Ali ... In 2015, they have been declared as foes and an imminent danger to Saudi sovereignty and territorial integrity ... Read ... ....

MUI softens stance on ‘heretical’ Shia

Edit Jakarta Post 23 Mar 2016
The cleric said there should not be a general edict on Shia because one of its main groups called Zaidiyyah or Zaidism practiced similar religious dogmas to the Sunni sect, which holds the Prophet Muhammad’s first caliph as his father-in-law and closest friend, Abu Bakar ... “In addition, the Imamiyah also allows contract marriages, a teaching rejected by Zaidiyyah....
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