By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Yesterday 19 Shiite pilgrims were killed and another 50 wounded in terror attacks in Baghdad, Iraq.
The pilgrims had gathered together in commemoration of the death of their Shiite leader from the 8th century, Imam Moussa al- Kazim.
Much of the tension and the fighting in the region traces back to the Sunni / Shiite conflict.
ISIS is Sunni.
Hezbollah is Shiite.
Iran is Shiite
Assad of Syria is from a break off of Shia.
Saudi Arabia is Sunni.
The Houthi in Yemen are Shiite.
Iraq is a split of Shiite and Sunni.
This Shiite Sunni divide can be seen throughout the entire Middle East. Without a doubt it is the most powerful cause for war and conflict between Arabs.
As we have seen over and over again, a Muslim Sunni can and will kill a Muslim Shiite with impunity. And vice versa.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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