150 Words

Principles of Terrorism 

The Sunni-Shi’ite Conflict   

                                                                                                               Please respond to the following discussion topic and submit them to the discussion forum as a single post. 

Your initial post should be 150 words in length. Then, make at least two thoughtful responses to your fellow students’ posts.

  Briefly outline the events that lead to the two main Islamic groups; the Sunni Muslims and the Shi’ites Muslims and discuss what their differences are; both historically and in today's world. 

 In addition, include and discuss with the class your thoughts on the question of whether or not the Sunni-Shi’ite conflict discussed above is ingrained in political Islam?  Support your view.