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Religions and CulturesReligions and Culturesof the Middle Eastof the Middle East
J. N. HookerJ. N. HookerOsherOsher CourseCourseMarch 2013March 2013
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A Word About ReligionA Word About Religion
• We often think of religion as:– Divisive, cause of conflict– Irrational– Prone to fanaticism– Apart from the rest
of life • Sacred vs. secular
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A Word About ReligionA Word About Religion
• Religion = re-connect– Puts life back together.
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A Word About ReligionA Word About Religion
• Religion = re-connect– Puts life back together.
• How?– Makes sense
of things.– Finds meaning
in life.– Brings us
together.
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A Word About ReligionA Word About Religion
• Religion is inseparable from the larger culture.– Deals with life as a whole.– Gets us through
the day.
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Middle Eastern ReligionsMiddle Eastern Religions
• Zoroastrianism• Judaism• Christianity• Islam
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Middle Eastern ReligionsMiddle Eastern Religions
• Zoroastrianism• Judaism• Christianity• Islam
Abrahamic religions
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Middle Eastern ReligionsMiddle Eastern Religions
• Zoroastrianism• Judaism• Christianity• Islam
– Sunni, Shia, Sufi– Everyday life– Recent events
Focus on these
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ZoroasterZoroaster
• Zarathustra (Persian)• One of the world’s
most influential figures.– Lived about 1200 bce
in Persia.
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ZoroasterZoroaster
• Key ideas:– Cosmic battle between good and evil.
• We must take sides.
– Reward and punishment in the afterlife.
– Concept of history.
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ZoroasterZoroaster
• Good vs. evil.– Good: Ahura Mazda.
• The stronger god, object of worship.
– Evil: Ahriman.• Solves theodicy
problem (existence of evil).
Relief of Ahura Mazda at Persepolis
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ZoroasterZoroaster
• Another Mazda... The Origin and Meaning of “Mazda”
The company’s name, “Mazda,” derives from Ahura Mazda, a god of the earliest civilizations in western Asia. We have interpreted Ahura Mazda, the god of wisdom, intelligence and harmony, asa symbol of the origin of both Eastern and Western civilizations, and also as a symbol of automotive culture. It incorporates a desire to achieve world peace and the development of the automobile manufacturing industry. It also derives from the name of our founder, JujiroMatsuda.From Mazda website
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ZoroasterZoroaster
• Zoroastrianism in popular culture.
“The Force” vs. Darth Vader
Luke Skywalker sides with the
Force
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ZoroasterZoroaster
• Zoroastrianism inpopular culture.
Musical theme: Also Sprach
Zarathustra, by Richard Strauss
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ZoroasterZoroaster
• Zoroastrianism in popular culture
Struggle against Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Inspiration for early video game, Dungeons
and Dragons
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SecularismSecularism
• Characteristic of Abrahamic traditions.• Possibly symbolized by the Burning Bush.
– Exodus 3:14 (Jewish Torah, Christian Old Testament).
• “God said to Moses, “I am who I am [ אהיה אשר .[אהיהThis is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
• Similar story in Qur’an (20:10-48), without the “I am.”
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SecularismSecularism
• One interpretation:– Yahweh refuses to give a name.– Calling one’s name exerts power over him/her.– Traditional practice of invoking spirits in nature by
calling their names.• Practice survives in exorcism (“calling out”).
– Yahweh is not a spirit in nature, but transcendent godhead.
– “Disenchantment of nature” (Max Weber).
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SecularismSecularism
• We are in charge of the world down here. • Result: science
and technology.– Compensate with
romanticism , wilderness values.
Yosemite Valley (Ansel Adams)
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SecularismSecularism
• Result: Regular prayer to maintain contact with the Holy.– Jewish: 3 prayer services per day
(Shacharit, Mincha, Ma’ariv)– Muslim: 5 prayers per day
• Following Zoroaster
– Christian: “Pray without ceasing” • St. Paul
Tallit (prayer shawl)
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SecularismSecularism
• Result: Regular holy day• Shabbat
(Jewish Sabbath)
• Christian holy day (Sunday)
• Muslim holy day (Friday).
Muslims leaving Friday prayer service
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IslamIslam
• Founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 622 ce.– Born in Mecca.– Traveled to
Levant– Impressed by
monotheismof Judaism,Christianity
Mecca today
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IslamIslam
• Founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 622 ce.– Received
revelationat age 40.
– Dictated itto followers.
– Qu’ran =dictation
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IslamIslam
• Founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 622 ce.– Migrated to Medina
to escape persecution.
– Conquered Mecca2 years before his death.
Prophet’s Mosque, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam
• Faith• Prayer• Alms (Zakat)• Fast during month of
Ramadan• Pilgrimage (Hajj ) to
Mecca
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Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam
• Faith. – The Shahadah:
La ilaha illa ‘LlahThere is no god but theGod (al Lah = Allah); Muhammadun rasulu’LlahMuhammad is the messenger of God.
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Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam
• Qur’an recognizes Jewish & Christian traditions
– Abraham (Ibrahim), Moses (Musa)
– Jesus (Isa), Mary (Miriam)
• “People of the Book” – Jews, Christians, Sabians– Zoroastrians (in Iran)
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Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam
• Prayer.– 5 times a day (dawn, noon,
midafternoon, sunset, night)– Prayer calls from mosque.
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Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam
• Zakat (alms)– All possessions belong to God. – We must set aside 2.5% for those in need.– This is
justice, not pity or charity.
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Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam
• Fast during month of Ramadan– 9th month of Muslim lunar calendar– Abstain from food, drink
and sex during daylight hours.
• Various exceptions.– In 2013 (1434),
Ramadan = July 9 – Aug 7.
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Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam• Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca
– Those who are physically and financially able
Grand Mosque (Al-Masjid al-Haram), surrounding the Kaaba
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IslamIslam• Essence of Islam:
– It is a faith of austere simplicity. – The Qur’an is the only authority.– Allah provides rock-solid security in an
unpredictable world.– We live in a secular world, a moral testing
ground.– Islam has parallels with conservative
Protestant Christianity.
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JihadJihad
• What is jihad?– Literally, effort or struggle.
• Similarly, crusade (from “cross”) need not be a military action.
– However, jihad has historically referred to military struggle at times.
• The “lesser jihad.”• Qur’an instructs Muslims to convert infidels by
force if necessary (9:29).
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Dietary LawsDietary Laws• Dietary laws
– Influenced by Jewish Kashrut (Kosher)– Haram (forbidden):
• Pork, blood products• Carnivorous animals, reptiles,
insects• Animals improperly slaughtered• Alcohol and other intoxicating
drugs
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HadithsHadiths
• Temporal side of Islam– The Hadiths contain
additional rules of conduct that vary according to local tradition.
Grand Mosque, Bur Dubai
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Sunni/ShiaSunni/Shia
• The Sunni - Shi’ite split reflects an early power struggle.– Sunni is from the Sunna
• Body of law used by Sunni• Caliphs recognized as temporal leaders.
– Shi’ite is from Shia Ali, party of Ali• Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.
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Sunni/ShiaSunni/Shia
• Sunni Muslims leave interpretation of scripture up to the individual.– With assistance of imams (priests) and the
ulema (scholars).• The ulema deal primarily with moral law,
not theology.
– Sunnis are the majority sect outside of Iran & parts of Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain.
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Sunni/ShiaSunni/Shia
• Shia Muslims recognize religious leaders.– Such as Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani of
Iraq.
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Sunni/ShiaSunni/Shia– Twelvers (primarily in Iran) recognize 12 imams
who descend from Ali.
• The last imam (Muhammad al Mahdi) is hidden and will return at some point.
Mosque of the 12th Imam (Jamkaran Mosque),
near Qom, Iran.
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Sunni/ShiaSunni/Shia– Seveners (India, Pakistan, etc.), a sect of
Ismailites, recognize seven Imams.• Named for Ismail ibn Jafar,
6th Imam.• Druze are historically
related to Ismailites.• Note: imam in Shia Islam
≠ imam in Sunni Islam
Prince Karim al-Hussaini, 4th Aga Khan,
Leader of Nizari Ismailites
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Sunni/ShiaSunni/Shia• Shia do not traditionally recognize clerical
government.– Current
government of Iran is an exception.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini1902-1989
Leader of 1979 Iranian Revolution
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SufismSufism
• Mystical branch of Islam.– Adherents seek to transform inner consciousness.– May become ascetics.
Al-GhazaliSufi theologian
Persia, 11th c.
Rumi (Mevlana)Sufi poetAfghanistan, 13th c.
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SufismSufism
– Aim is to transform consciousness.• As opposed to strict lifestyle regulations of
mainstream Islam.
Dervishes (Turkey)
Mevlevi Order, founded by Rumi
Dervish = Doorway (to spiritual life)
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SufismSufism• A Sufi Muslim in the news.
– Imam Abdul Rauf• Force behind
“Ground Zero Mosque”– Park51 Islamic
Community Center
• Proponent of interfaithcooperation.
• Served as emissaryfor US State Dept.
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Gulf StatesGulf States
• Sunni Islam– Majority
expat population
– Very prosperous
Burj Khalifa, DubaiWorld’s tallest building
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Gulf StatesGulf States
• Life is family-oriented.– Family outings.– Shopping Shopping
mall, Dubai
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Gulf StatesGulf States
Restaurants typically have
a family section
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Gulf StatesGulf States
Shopping malls may have a family day
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Gulf StatesGulf States
– Outside the family, typically segregated by gender.
Women at shopping mall, wearing abayas
Qur’an does notrequire women to wear head orface covering
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Gulf StatesGulf States
Arab men (wearing thobes)
pass time chatting at Starbucks
Middle East:origin of
machismo
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Gulf StatesGulf States
• Segregation by gender need not imply different status.– Women are active in business, politics.– Equal status in Koran.
• Equal property, inheritance rights.• Women retain their family name.• Muhammad’s wife was a businesswoman,
supported family.• Policy on divorce is unequal but misunderstood.
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Gulf StatesGulf States
Prayer room at
shopping mall
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Gulf StatesGulf States
• No liquor, gambling.– Liquor stores
illegal, except perhapsfor Western expats.
Inside Grand Mosque Muscat, Oman
Birj al-Arab Hotel, Dubai.
No casino here, but…
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Gulf StatesGulf States
• Friday – Mosque day– Morning – Sleep in. Streets deserted.– Noon – Attend service at mosque.– Afternoon – Family meal prepared by
live-in Filipino maids.– Evening – Shop until you drop.
Traffic jams.
Inside Grand Mosque Muscat, Oman
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Gulf StatesGulf States
Mall traffic Dubai
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Gulf StatesGulf States• Ramadan
– No eating, drinking, smoking, or sex until sundown.– Restaurants closed by law.– Time of iftar (breaking
of fast) available on web, smart phones.
– Begin by eating dates.
Iftar meal
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Gulf StatesGulf States
• Many sleep most of the day, stay up all night.– Iftar banquets.– Or family meal.
• Tough time for maids.
– Tendency to gainweight during monthof fasting.
Company-sponsored iftar banquet, Kuwait
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Gulf StatesGulf States– Charitable causes & religious programs.
Free iftar meals ready for
distribution by a charitable
foundation, Dubai
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EidEid alal--FitrFitr
• After Ramadan – Eid al-Fitr– Huge holiday.– Prayers.– Parties.
• Luscious desserts.
Eid al-Fitr prayers,
Oman
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EidEid alal--FitrFitr
Eid al-Fitr prayers,
Ahmedabad, India
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Arab Dinner PartyArab Dinner Party
• You are invited to a private home.– Men enter by front entrance, women by rear.– Men and women do not associate during the entire
evening.
• Men gather in large parlor, sit on sofas arranged around the walls.– On entering, move counterclockwise
around the room, greeting & shaking hands.
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Arab Dinner PartyArab Dinner Party
• For men only…• Have a seat.
– Servant will bring bitter herb tea.– Drink it quickly.– Shake the empty cup to indicate you are ready for the
servant to take it.– Don’t discuss politics or religion.
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Arab Dinner PartyArab Dinner Party
• When it’s time for dinner, you will line up at wash basin.
• Men go outside to tent (majlis) for meal.– In summer, tent
will be airconditioned.
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Arab Dinner PartyArab Dinner Party
• Sit on cushions around food.– Tray may contain roast lamb, surrounded by rice,
hard-boiled eggs, etc.– There are no utensils; use fingers to take meat, etc.– Scoop up rice with fingers and push into your mouth
with thumb.
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Arab Dinner PartyArab Dinner Party
• After meal, return to wash basin in the house.• Move into parlor for dessert and after-dinner
conversation.• At close of evening, make the rounds counter-
clockwise to say massalama.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
• Strict observance– Men & women
segregated.– Women not allowed
to drive.– Dinner party.
Al Munirah MosqueDharan, Saudi Arabia
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
• Strict observance– Shops close for
prayers.– Home of Wahhabi faith
(to be discussed later).
Mall of Dharan
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
• Strict observance– No coed
universities.– Prayer rugs in
university hallways.– Male comradeship.
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
• Predominately Sunni– Dhahran is heavily
Shia.– Causeway connects
to Bahrain, sceneof Shia/Sunni conflict
Causeway from Dhahran to Bahrain
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TurkeyTurkeyBlue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, İstanbul
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TurkeyTurkeyInterior of Blue Mosque, İstanbul
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TurkeyTurkey
Süleymaniya Camii, İstanbul
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TurkeyTurkey
• A moderate form of Islam– Modern state founded with secular government.
• Religion largely a matter of ethnic identity (as in much of Middle East)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on Turkish banknote (before currency reform)
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Turkic PeoplesTurkic Peoples AzerbaijanKazakhstanKyrgyzstanTurkeyTurkmenistanUzbekistan
Russia: Balkars, Bashkirs, Chuvash, Karachai, Crimean Tatars, Tuvans
Moldova: Gagauz
China: Xinjiang Province
Cyprus: Turkish Cypriots
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TurkeyTurkey
• Ramadan not so strictly observed– Turks love their cigarettes and rakı.
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TurkeyTurkey
• Ramadan not so strictly observed– After Ramadan, Şeker Bayramı
– “Sweet holiday”– Visit relatives– Prepare food for
neighborsCandy store
in Turkey
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TurkeyTurkey
• Now inching toward an Islamic government
Abdullah GülPresident of Turkey
Moderate Islamist
With his wife
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TurkeyTurkey• Islamist / secular split
Girls without head covering at Bilkent University
Girls with head covering
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IranIran• Two traditions
– Persian– Islamic
World’s first empire. 580-486 bceControlled by Cyrus the Great.
Gave Zoroastrian ideas to the West via Jewish Exile
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Location
of Modern
Iran
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IranIran• Persian tradition
– Identified with political right
Shah Reza PahlaviInstalled after CIA-led coup
against Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mir-HosseinMousavi
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IranIran• Islamic tradition (Shia)
– Ayatollahs traditionally don’t run the government
Grand Ayatollah Ali KhameneiSupreme leader of Iran
President Mahmoud AhmadinejadTraffic engineer by training
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IranIran• Islamist / secular rift in society
Others want to Westernize as fast as possibleMany young people attracted by
justice agenda of Ahmadinejad
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IranIranYoung people participate in symbolic self-flagellation during Ashura (Hussein’s Day) celebration, Teheran
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SyriaSyria
• Sunni majority• Alawite Shia minority
is politically dominant– A formula for trouble
Bashar al-AssadPresident of Syria
Member of Alawite sect
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SyriaSyria
• Alawite sect– Twelver Shia
Muslims• Alawite = Ali - ite
– More ethnic identity than religious doctrine
• As is common inMiddle East
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SyriaSyria
• Hafez al-Assad– Took power 1970– Hama Massacre, 1982
• Suppressed rebellion ofMuslim Brotherhood (Sunni)
– 10,000-25,000 killed,mostly civilians
• Helps fuel civil war today
Hafez al-Assad1930-2000
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