Corinne Atkins

The Shrine of Islam’s Tragic Divisions

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.

Published October 20 2003

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