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Archives: Sunnis
![The top 4 Challenges facing the Arab World](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-top-4-challenges-facing-the-187x137.jpg)
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Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?
By Mohammadbagher Forough | (The Conversation) | - - Iran experienced its first major ISIL attack on June 7, as armed men and suicide bombers targeted two symbols of the Islamic Republic…![US faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle East](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/us-faces-risks-as-trump-misreads-187x137.jpg)
US faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle East
Francis Ghilès | (OpenDemocracy.net) | - - Militarising the region further and taking sides in a recently concocted sectarian conflict will likely end in tears. Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Saudi King…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/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…![Pope Francis, Islam and Peace-Building](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/pope-francis-islam-and-peace-bui-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis, Islam and Peace-Building
Interview by Jayson Casper | (Informed Comment) | - - Dr. Kamal Boraiqa is a lecturer at al-Azhar University and a member of al-Azhar Center for Dialogue, the al-Azhar Observer for Combating…![Can Iraq’s Sunni Politicians agree on post-ISIL Future](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/can-iraqs-sunni-politicians-agre-187x137.jpg)
Can Iraq’s Sunni Politicians agree on post-ISIL Future?
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - "Iraq’s Sunni Muslims desperately need their politicians to present a united front and act in their interests. But the politicians cannot agree on…![Syria’s forgotten pluralism and why it matters today](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/syrias-forgotten-pluralism-and-w-187x137.jpg)
Syria’s forgotten pluralism and why it matters today
By Andrea Williams | (The Conversation) | - - The Syrian Civil War has been raging for six years. It has killed nearly half a million people and left over 12 million,…![After Mosul: Can Iraq survive without a unified National Army?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/after-mosul-can-iraq-survive-wit-187x137.jpg)
After Mosul: Can Iraq survive without a unified National Army?
By Balsam Mustafa | (The Conversation) | - - The operation to retake Iraq’s second city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic State [group] (IS) has entered its crucial phase. The Iraqi…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/image-20170221-18624-16m3tdk-187x137.jpg)
Dear Trump officials: Stop confusing Muslim Conservatism with Terrorism!
By Z. Fareen Parvez | (The Conversation) | - - The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing the “war on terror.” From his inauguration address to remarks…![Does Turkey’s Erdogan Dream of Neighboring Mosul?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/does-turkeys-erdogan-dream-of-ne-187x137.jpg)
Does Turkey’s Erdogan Dream of Neighboring Mosul?
By Lucy DerTavitian | (Informed Comment) | - - The battle over Mosul appears to have ignited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s expansionist Ottoman era fantasies. He gained a few more adversaries…![Sectarian Tensions flare in Baghdad as some Sunni Arab families forced from Neighborhoods](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/sectarian-tensions-flare-in-bagh-187x137.jpg)
Sectarian Tensions flare in Baghdad as some Sunni Arab families forced from Neighborhoods
By Ibrahim Saleh | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Several Sunni Muslim families were forced out of their mainly Shiite Muslim neighbourhood in Baghdad recently. Locals fear the creeping return of…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/10/imagescms-image-000024607-1-187x137.jpg)
Sunni Clans in Iraq threaten Reprisals against ISIL Collaborators
Kamal al-Ayash | Anbar | (Niqash.org) | - - In Ramadi, tribes are marking houses belonging to suspected Islamic State [group] collaborators with special graffiti. Often the houses are demolished two or…![Will Iraq’s next Government be . . . Iran-backed Shiite Militias?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/will-iraqs-next-government-be-ir-187x137.jpg)
Will Iraq’s next Government be . . . Iran-backed Shiite Militias?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - The [so-called] Islamic State [IS] group has caused a realignment of Iraq’s political map. Next year’s provincial elections will signal who will…![Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/defeating-isil-in-iraq-will-take-187x137.jpg)
Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks
By Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | - - As Iraqi, Kurdish and Syrian forces squeeze its territory in the Arab world and Turkey hunts down the group’s support networks and sympathisers…![Is Religion really Driving Middle East Violence?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/is-religion-really-driving-middl-187x137.jpg)
Is Religion really Driving Middle East Violence?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Pew Research has released a report saying that "As a whole, the region continued to have the highest levels of religious hostilities in…![Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State’s attacks on Baghdad](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/ordinary-iraqis-defy-sectarianis-1-187x137.jpg)
Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State’s attacks on Baghdad
By Balsam Mustafa | (The Conversation) | - - “I’m happy that I graduated. I’m so grateful to my parents and I dedicate my success to both of them.” These were the…![Abuses of Fallujah Sunnis Raise Question: Does Iraq Gov’t Control of Shiite Militias](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/abuses-of-fallujah-sunnis-raise-187x137.jpg)
Abuses of Fallujah Sunnis Raise Question: Does Iraq Gov’t Control of Shiite Militias
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – The announced investigation into allegations of abuse of civilians around Fallujah by Iraqi government forces is a test for the government’s ability to hold…![How The US, Iraqi Army And Shiite Militias United – Then Split – In Fallujah](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/how-the-us-iraqi-army-and-shiite-187x137.jpg)
How The US, Iraqi Army And Shiite Militias United – Then Split – In Fallujah
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Anti-extremist forces have been fighting in Fallujah for a week. But before they began, there were serious negotiations between the partners-in-battle. And…![Baghdad gov’t paralysis allows ISIL to blow up nearly 100 Children, Women & Men](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/baghdad-govt-paralysis-allows-is-187x137.jpg)
Baghdad gov’t paralysis made capital vulnerable to massive ISIL bombings
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) launched a series of suicide car and truck bombs in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing nearly 100 and wounding nearly 200…![Fall of Iraq, Rise of Sunnistan? Sunni Politicians In Washington Promote Idea of Partition and a Sunni Region](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045917im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/fall-of-iraq-rise-of-sunnistan-s-187x137.jpg)