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The speaker identifies religion as the first form of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry, grounding it in the Sunni-Shia succession dispute after Muhammad's death.
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The speaker identifies religion as the first form of the Saudi-Iranian rivalry, grounding it in the Sunni-Shia succession dispute after Muhammad's death.
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The speaker defines Wahhabism as the extreme Sunni form practiced in Saudi Arabia and says its 1744 alliance with the Al Saud family exchanged national religious status for allegiance to the dynasty.
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"...they have different versions of the religion. So Saudi Arabia is Sunni and Iran is Shiite. Now you may ask what the difference between..."
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"...of Muhammad's bloodline, can be the leaders of the religion. The Sunni disagreed and said that anyone who proved himself competent and faithful to..."
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"...is all makes sense so far, okay? Now, Saudi Arabia is Sunni, and it practices the most extreme form of Sunni religion called Wahhabism,..."
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"the Wahhabis, okay, which again are the most extreme Islamic group, made an alliance with the Al -Assad family of Saudi Arabia. And the..."
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"...can lead the Muslim world, can become caliph. Okay. And the Sunni Muslims, who are the majority in the Muslim world, don't believe that...."
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"And Saudi Arabia is the center of the Sunni Muslim world. And Iran is the center of the Shia Muslim world. And so what..."
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"...Islamic state, okay? And this is considered a terrorist organization. These Sunni extremists who go around and beheading people, all right? Now this is..."
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"...Islamic State. Okay? And this is considered a terrorist organization. These Sunni extremists who go around and beheading people. Alright? Now this is from..."
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"...in the Islamic world. Second issue is that Saudi Arabia is Sunni and Iran is Shia."
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"...are in the middle. So, the Baliks are, first of all, Sunni Muslims. As we discussed last class, the Sunnis and the Shias have..."
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"...Iran. What's also happening is that in Iraq there are these Sunni groups. Okay? That the Americans are basically bribing and arming. And they're..."
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"...the Iranians is called Shia Muslim, and this is different from Sunni Muslim. So Sunnis are the majority, they're about 90 % of all..."
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