Arab Shi'a: The Forgotten Muslims

by Rend Rahim Francke and Graham E. Fuller

Book Overview

This is the first book on the Arab Shi'a community, a group whose identity and relations to the rest of the Middle East cut to the heart of politics and society in the Arab and Muslim world. The Arab Shi'a represent a majority of the overall population along the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf and are the largest religious group in Lebanon. Historically there have been major tensions between the Shi'a and Sunni communities. This book, based on extensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312221789
• ISBN13: 9780312221782
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.4"