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A Pakistani mother buys knives on chain for her son for the Ashura, a day when Shiite Muslims beat themselves with knives to mourn the death of their spiritual leader Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan’s Shiite Muslims will observe the ...
Here’s an article that, despite being in the New York Times, is unfortunately—and appallingly—accurate: Can You Tell a Sunni From a Shiite? (Hat tip: Allahpundit.) FOR the past several months, I’ve been wrapping up lengthy interviews with Washington counterterrorism officials with a fundamental question: “Do you know the difference between a ...