Sectarianism and the Arab Spring: The Case of the Kuwaiti Shiʿa.

This paper addresses the Arab Spring and Shiʿism in Kuwait. Generally, the Kuwaiti Shiʿa, who constitute 25 to 30 percent of Kuwaiti society, have been supportive of the Bahraini uprising of 2011. However, the Kuwaiti Shiʿa have opposed the Syrian revolution, and they did not support the opposition...

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Publicado en:Muslim World Vol. 106; no. 1; pp. 109 - 127
Autor principal: Albloshi, Hamad H.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2016
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