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Penny Young investigates the situation of one of the country’s less-commonly mentioned communities. |
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Clive Foss introduces the Kharijites, a radical sect from the first century of Islam based in southern Iraq and Iran, who adopted an extreme interpretation of the Koran, ruthless tactics and opposed hereditary political leadership. After causing centuries of problems to the caliphate, they survive in a quietist form in East Africa and Oman. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 12, 2007
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Penny Young investigates the situation of one of the country’s less-commonly mentioned communities. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 7
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Peter R. Neumann shows the relevance of ‘The Troubles’ to allied policy in Iraq. Published in History Today, Volume: 54 Issue: 2
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Corinne Atkins examines the events in Iraq in the 7th century AD, which precipitated the first and only great division of Islam, the ramifications of which are seen today in Iraq and more widely. |
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