Shia Islam
Khamenei’s Funeral Lays Bare the Regime’s Reliance on Spectacle over Genuine Loyalty
Iraq’s Dominant Factions Are Using Anti‑Corruption Mechanisms to Neutralize Political Rivals
The Government’s Recent Erasure of the Homs Shia Village of Mazra’a, Located West of Homs City, Is the Latest Example of Problems Faced by the Shia in Homs
Many Are Noting Mojtaba Khamenei’s Absence on the Funeral’s First Day, but There Were Other Sideshows
Erdoǧan Has Increased the Severity and Frequency of His Provocations, Seemingly to See What He Can Get Away With
If Washington Misinterprets Al-Sadr, It May Lend Support to Political Arrangements That Reinforce Militia-Linked Governance
The Middle East Quarterly, MEF’s Journal Intended for Both Scholars and the Educated Public, Features Historical Articles and Book Reviews on Subjects Ranging From Archaeology to Politics
Instead of Attacking Jews by Name, The Arab American News Condemns Zionists
As the State Decides Who Rules, Believers Choose Who Is Authoritative
The Shi’i Religious Tax Operates Outside Monitoring Frameworks, Relying on Trust Rather than Formal Accountability
The Displaced Syrian Shia in Homs Are Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Afraid or Unable to Return Home, and Now Facing Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon
In Practice, Sectarian Identity and Geopolitical Interest Outweigh Claims of Pan-Islamic Unity
Since the 1980s, Iran’s Influence Networks Have Embedded Tehran Within the Hemisphere’s Political and Informational Terrain
Mojtaba Is a Fraud Under the Islamic Republic’s Constitution, Which Sets ‘Grand Ayatollah’ as the Full Rank for the Supreme Leader
Many Iranians May See the Ongoing U.S.-Israel Military Operation as an Attack on Their Nation and Their Faith
Many Young Iranians Have Turned from Shi’ism in Recent Years Out of Disgust with Iran’s Clerical Hierarchy
That Indian Shi’a Hold Extraterritorial Loyalties Towards a Murderous Regime Defies Logic and Reason
Several Prominent Iran-Backed Bahraini Shi’i Figures Have Emerged Amidst Current U.S.-Iran Tensions
Power Does Not Always Flow from Ideology, Legitimacy, or Repression; Sometimes, Consequence Matters
The Shi’a, Constituting 15 Percent of India’s Muslims, Lionize Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Respect the Iranian Religious Hierarchy