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Archives: Wahhabis
![The top 4 Challenges facing the Arab World](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-top-4-challenges-facing-the-187x137.jpg)
![Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov’t railroads 14 Shiite Dissents with unfair Death Penalty](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/execution-crazy-saudi-govt-railr-187x137.jpg)
Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov’t railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia should immediately quash the death sentences of 14 members of the Shia community for protest-related crimes, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/file-20170523-5782-1o7pzq7-187x137.jpg)
What is the Sunni-Shiite Divide into Which Trump just Stepped?
Ken Chitwood | (The Conversation) | - - In his address in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, May 21, while calling on Muslim leaders to lead the fight against terrorism, President Donald Trump…![The myth and history of Sunni-Shia divide](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/the-myth-and-history-of-sunni-sh-187x137.jpg)
The myth and history of Sunni-Shia divide
By Amir Ahmadi Arian | ( OpenDemocracy ) | - - Sunnis and Shias have lived together in peace for centuries, and up to the new millennium have barely had a history…![Saudi Bigot-in-Chief Declares Iranian Shiites “Not Muslim”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/saudi-bigot-in-chief-declares-ir-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Bigot-in-Chief Declares Iranian Shiites “Not Muslim”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - `Abd al-Aziz Al Shaikh, the chief jurisconsult or mufti for the interpretation of Muslim law in Saudi Arabia, said Wednesday that Iranian Shiites…![How Twitter robots spam critics of Saudi Arabia & Shiite Muslims](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/how-twitter-robots-spam-critics-187x137.jpg)
How Twitter robots spam critics of Saudi Arabia & Shiite Muslims
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - For several weeks now there has been growing evidence that Twitter is being used for a covert and highly organised propaganda operation…![Iraqi Shiites up in Arms against Saudi “Spying on behalf of ISIL/Daesh”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/01/iraqi-shiites-up-in-arms-against-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi Shiites up in Arms, claim Saudi “Spying on behalf of ISIL/Daesh”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia's execution on Saturday of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr Baqir al-Nimr has so far not created a crisis between Riyadh and the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Sheikh_Nemer_Baqir_Al-Nemer_by_Talkhandak-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Arabia Executes Top Shia Cleric Nimr Al Nimr Under “Terrorism” Charges
By Amira Al Hussaini | ( GlobalVoices.org) Saudi Arabia announced today it had executed 47 people under “terrorism” charges, including top shia cleric Nimr Al Nimr who was seen as a leader…![While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/while-saudi-arabia-goes-to-war-a-187x137.jpg)
While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home
By Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - To hear Saudi leaders tell it, the primary threat to the kingdom’s stability is the Islamic Republic of Iran.…![Wikileaks Docs Reveal Saudi intrigues against Bahrain’s Arab Spring](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/wikileaks-docs-reveal-saudi-intr-187x137.jpg)
Wikileaks Docs Reveal Saudi intrigues against Bahrain’s Arab Spring
By Faten Bushehri | (Global Voices) | - - The Saudi Cables, released by WikiLeaks, includes a treasure trove of information in secret exchanges between Saudi diplomats on restive Bahrain Saudi Arabia's…![Saudi Arabia Lashing Blogger Reveals What Religion Fears Most](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/saudi-arabia-lashing-blogger-rev-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Arabia Lashing Blogger Reveals What Religion Fears Most
Cenk Uygur & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "The public flogging of jailed blogger Raif Badawi is now “sure” to resume after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court upheld…![Why ISIL’s Attacks on Shiites of Saudi Arabia Threaten World Economy](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/why-isils-attacks-on-shiites-of-187x137.jpg)
Why ISIL’s Attacks on Shiites of Saudi Arabia Threaten World Economy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) took responsibility for a terrorist attack Friday on the Shiite al-Husayn Mosque in Dammam, which left three victims dead. Saudi security…![Daesh/ ISIL blows up Shiite Mosque in Saudi Arabia, seeking Sectarian Civil War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/daesh-isil-blows-up-shiite-mosqu-187x137.jpg)
Daesh/ ISIL blows up Shiite Mosque in Saudi Arabia, seeking Sectarian Civil War
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - A suicide bomber with a concealed weapon detonated his payload during Friday prayers at the Ali b. Abi Talib Mosque in Qadif, a suburb…![Richest Countries Bomb among World’s Poorest: Yemen already a Forgotten War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/richest-countries-bomb-among-wor-187x137.jpg)
Richest Countries Bomb among World’s Poorest: Yemen already a Forgotten War
VICE News | (Video) | - "For more than six weeks, nine countries led by Saudi Arabia have been carrying out airstrikes on Yemen, the Arab world's poorest nation. Whole neighborhoods have…![Over 40 Ismaili Shiites shot down by Sunni Extremists in Pakistan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/over-40-ismaili-shiites-shot-dow-187x137.jpg)
Over 40 Ismaili Shiites shot down by Sunni Extremists in Pakistan
BBC | - "Dozens of people are thought to have died after an attack by gunmen on a bus in Karachi. They surrounded the bus, which was carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims, and…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-17-at-12.27.49-AM-187x137.png)
Juan Cole: Syria, Yemen Conflicts only seem to be about Sunni-Shiite from 30,000 Feet
David Speedie | (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) | - David Speedie of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs interviewed me in New York on Monday. Below is…![Yemeni Refugees flee to Saudi Arabia as Aden is invaded & Sanaa bombarded](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/yemeni-refugees-flee-to-saudi-ar-187x137.jpg)
Yemeni Refugees flee to Saudi Arabia as Aden is invaded & Sanaa bombarded
Reuters | - "Houthi forces fought battles street by street with local militia in Aden as aid workers say the city faces a humanitarian catastrophe. Mana Rabiee reports." Reuters: "Yemen's Houthis battle…![4 Key Players In Yemen’s Chaos](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/4-key-players-in-yemens-chaos-187x137.jpg)
4 Key Players In Yemen’s Chaos
AJ+ | - "Yemen’s being torn apart in a struggle for power. The stakes are high, with many different groups involved in the current chaos. We’ve narrowed down the key players you…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2015-04-06-at-10.49.48-PM-187x137.png)
‘It’s like a war here’: Saudi police raid defiant Eastern Province amid wider conflict with Shia
RT | - One Saudi policeman was killed and four injured during raids on a Shia-dominated oil-rich eastern province, as the Saudi-led coalition bombardment of rebels in neighboring Yemen prompted fears of…![Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen is Morphing into Major War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701050139im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/saudi-arabias-intervention-in-ye-187x137.jpg)