TIME Magazine: "Behind the Sunni-Shi'ite Divide" (Click for article)
This article is one of the best I've found to help explain the deep problems playing out in Iraq. It describes the many centuries-old schism in Islam that split Muslims into the Sunni and Shi'ite sects. And it saddens me as it confirms my suspicion that no amount of American troops or rebuilding dollars can overcome these old animosities to bring peace to Iraq. It would take tremendous examples of forgiveness and a transformation from a culture of intolerance to one where freedom of religion is a foundational tenet. This is not the culture in Iraq and we cannot impose this change from the outside. It must come from within the hearts of the Iraqi people.
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