Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East
When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.
Assad’s Fall Serious Blow to Iran’s Regional Ambitions
The fall of President Bashar al-Assad is a serious blow to Iran’s regional ambitions, says Mostafa Pakzad, an independent geopolitical analyst focused on Iran. The Iranian regime’s “image as faithful to its proxies is damaged once more since they abandoned Assad,
Hezbollah has tens of thousands of well-equipped fighters The movement follows the Shia branch of Islam and is financed, equipped and trained by Iran, the dominant Shia power in the Middle East.
The Houthis are Zaidis, a branch of Shia Islam, whose imams ruled northern Yemen for much of its history – until 1962, when they were removed by an Arab-nationalist army coup. Today, Zaidis make ...
Prominent Shia cleric Maulana Javed Haider Zaidi has strongly opposed the ongoing surveys of religious sites, stating that ...
By Muslim Mirror Desk Ladakh-based political activist Sajjad Hussain Kargili has recently called upon Union Law Minister ...
Syria has been witnessing deadly conflicts in the last few decades and the major reason behind the conflicts is the battle between Syrian President Bashr-Al Assad and the rebels groups who want to ...
Shia is the second largest branch of Islam. Shia Muslims follow beliefs known as the Five Roots of Usul ad-Din. The Five Pillars of Islam are an important part of Muslim life. The Five Pillars ...
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