Shiite? Sunni? Some in U.S. Learn Who’s Who

While Some in Congress Made Gaffes, Police, Business, Others Are Boning Up on Arab Culture

Some in Congress may need a primer on Islamic extremists. Five years after 9/11, three members of the House Intelligence Committee in recent interviews couldn’t answer basic questions about who’s Sunni and who’s Shiite in the Muslim world. But other American institutions are already boning up - especially when they have a stake in doing so. For example:

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