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What every American should know about the Middle East

Some basics about religion and ethnic groups that most people in the U.S. probably don't know. For example, frighteningly few know the difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and most think the words “Arab” and “Muslim” are pretty much interchangeable. They aren’t. So here’s a very brief primer aimed at raising the level of knowledge about [...]
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