Shia Islam

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The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Shia Islam and Imamah (Shia Doctrine)
2. NPR Audio: "The Partisans of Ali" program
3. Al-Islam: Explore Shi'a Sunni
4. Countrystudies.us: Persian Gulf States - Shia Islam
5. Shia.org: The Shi'a Homepage
6. FoxNews.com: Sunni vs. Shi'a: It's Not All Islam
7. Video: 3D Dialogue - Shia and Sunni Muslims (Time 16:05)
   
   
   

Shia Islam Recent News

• Google News
• BBC News: Iraqi Shia pilgrims mark holy day (January 19, 2008)
• http://www.islamfortoday.com: Iraq Diary - A Divided Generation (January 17, 2008)
• FoxNews.com: Report: Muqtada al-Sadr Honing Plans to Consolidate Power (2007)
• Harvard University: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future (2007)
• BBC News: Bomb kills many in Iraq holy city (2007)
• The New Yorker: "The Redirection" by Seymour Hersh (2007)
• The Pew Forum: The Revival of Shia Islam (2006)

Shia Islam History and Background

• Wikipedia: World Shia Populations
• BBC News: Karbala and Najaf: Shia Holy Cities
• Ummah.net: The Meaning of Imamah in Islam
• Akdn.org: The Ismaili Imamat and Origins of Shiism
• Pew Research Center: The Rise of Shia Islam - and Iran (2006)

Shia and Sunni Islam Differences and Similarities

• BBC News: Quick Guide: Sunnis and Shias
• Al-Islam: Unity Between Shi'a and Sunni
• Slate Magazine: "The war within Islam" by Christopher Hitchens and How Can Sunnis and Shiites Tell Each Other Apart? 
• History News Network: Who Are the Shia?
• Ahlel Bayt (Sunni Advocacy): Imamah

Shia Islam Doctrines and Practices

• Shia Code: The Guide to Heaven
• Wikipedia: Imamah (Shia Doctrine)
• Answering-islam.org: The Sources and Tenets of Shi'ite Islam
• Wikipedia: Theology of Shia and Practices of the Shia

Shia Islam Photos and Videos

• Ask Imam Hussein: Shia Sunni Muslim Division
• YouTube: The Difference Between Sunni and Shia  
• Google Images: Shia Islam

Shia Islam Key People

• Muhammad - Founder of Islam
  • Wikipedia: Muhammad
• Ali inb Abi Talib - To Shi'a muslims, the First Imam and the first rightful caliph.
  • Wikipedia: Ali inb Abi Talib
• Fatimah bint Muhammad - Daughter of the prophet Muhammad
  • Wikipedia: Fatimah bint Muhammed
• Hasan ibn Ali - Grandson of Muhammad
  • Wikipedia: Hasan ibn Ali

Shia Islam Books, Blogs, and Discussions

• Amazon.com: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future by Vali Nasr
• AlShiaTalk
• IslamOnline.net
• ASK IMAM ALI
• TomPaine.com: Creating A Sunni/Shia Divide
• Gateway Pundit: Largest Iraqi Shiite Party Splits With Iran
• Boston Review: "The Iraqi Shiites" by Juan Cole
• The Arabist: Tabler: Shiitization in Syria
• Google Blog Search: Shia Islam

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