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A Great Step Towards Shia-Sunni Unity

Overcoming years of mistrust, Shia and Sunni communities are reaching out to each other in a novel way. Continue reading

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‘Wahhabism’ in India

The term ‘Wahhabi’ is a deeply contested and much debated one. It is derived from the name of the eighteenth century Najdi Hanbali Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, although, interestingly enough, Abdul Wahhab was not his name but that of his … Continue reading

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