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The interest in the politics of Shi’as is ever-increasing, especially as events are changing in the face of the so-called Arab Uprisings, the events that surround the Syrian Civil War, and the emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as a major player in both Syria and Iraq.1 Moreover, increasing tensions in the Persian Gulf states of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain between the Sunni governing elites and Shi’a discontents, sectarian differences in Iraq and Pakistan, and the ever-contentious status of Iran’s nuclear program have only intensified the focus on this particular religious group. Academia has been keen to explain the motives behind Shi’a political action, and this has increased greatly since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.2
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Contractor, C.A. (2016). American Jihad: The Role of Shi’a Narratives on Shi’a Political and Social Behavior in the United States. In: Ennaji, M. (eds) New Horizons of Muslim Diaspora in North America and Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137554963_8
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