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<p>Now in its seventh year, the Iraq-Iran War has recently become the focus of intense world-wide attention, especially in the United States, where the attack on the USS Stark, the reflagging of the Kuwaiti tankers, and the heavy presence of American warships in the Gulf have sparked a heated debate in Congress and among the American people. How did this conflict begin? And how can it be resolved?<br> In this informative volume, Majid Khadduri, a world-renowned authority on Islamic law and the author of numerous books on Middle Eastern problems, provides a thoughtful account of the Gulf War, covering the complete history of relations between these two nations, the present conflict, and the possibility of peace in the future. As Khadduri points out, the roots of the war run deep, growing out of ethnic differences (the Iranians are Persians, the Iraqi Arabs), boundary disputes, and over ten centuries of religious antagonism. Khadduri explains how the rise of Persia as a Shi'ite state helped divide Islam into two factions (Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims) and how the Sunni-Shi'i controversy inflamed tensions between the two countries. He describes the stormy relations between Iraq and Iran

Author

MAJID KHADDURI

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195045291

Subjects

History, Engineering, Humanities

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14