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Posts Tagged: "Vali Nasr"

June 5, 2009: Muslim Reaction to Obama’s Address

June 5, 2009: Muslim Reaction to Obama’s Address

Tufts University international relations professor Vali Nasr and veteran Middle East correspondent Kate Seelye, now a vice president at the Middle East Institute in Washington, discuss President Obama's speech to the world's Muslims.

Posted: Jun 5th, 2009  Comments: 4   Views: 4,860   
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September 29, 2006: Shia-Sunni Conflict

September 29, 2006: Shia-Sunni Conflict

The conflict between Sunnis and Shiites. It goes back nearly 1,400 years. Today it is tearing Iraq apart. But the two branches of Islam have not always been openly hostile, and in many parts of the world they live together peacefully. Lucky Severson talked with a prominent Middle East scholar about the rivalry's history, and why it has exploded recently, and what the prospects are for the future.

Posted: Sep 29th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 1,628   
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August 10, 2006: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future

August 10, 2006: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future




Posted: Aug 11th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 879   
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August 10, 2006: Battle for the Middle East

August 10, 2006: Battle for the Middle East

Read correspondent Lucky Severson's August 7, 2006 interview in Washington, D.C. with Vali Nasr, a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Posted: Aug 10th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 969   
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