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Episode 6:
An informative discussion with Dr. Toby Matthiesen, PhD, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol.
The topic of discussion will be on the his new book, The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shi’ism, which is an account of Islam’s schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world, in an attempt to obtain a deeper understanding of contemporary sectarian conflict and its historical roots.
Hosted by Dr. Vinay Khetia, the sixth instalment in our series 'The Insight Interviews', promises to be an engaging conversation.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:54 Tell us about your journey to writing this book
00:06:46 Are Shi'as and Sunnis always at war with each other?
00:11:22 The availability of information on how people lived their everyday lives in history
00:12:59 Distinction between communalist contemporary historiography and actual historiography
00:18:23 What role did Sufism play in the Sunni-Shiʿi dynamic?
00:23:09 The Weaponization of Spirituality
00:25:48 The role of the Fatimid Ismaʿili Empire on Sunni-Shi'i relations
00:32:38 Did the Seljuk period bring about the Sunni Revival?
00:35:57 Did the Ottomans oppress Shi'ism?
00:38:06 The Shrines of the Ahl al-Bayt under Ottoman Sunni rule
00:43:02 ttomans use of the image of Dhulfiqār - Ali's sword
00:47:21 Were Iran and Iraq always Shi'i nations?
00:48:12 How did Iran become Shi'i under the Safavids?
00:50:49 The Effects of European Colonialism on Muslim Societies
00:51:49 How the British Raj reinforced Shi'i-Sunni identities through legal code
00:57:46 How the British Influenced Indian law regarding Muslim sects
00:59:51 Muharram participation by non-Shi'is and non-Muslims before the British division
01:01:56 Conclusion
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