Transnational Shia Politics Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf
Transnational Shia Politics Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf by Laurence Louër (ed.) Hurst A timely book on the origins and present situation of militant Shia networks in the Gulf, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which are the offspring of Iraqi movements. Reviews ‘This remarkably nuanced study of Shiite politics in the Gulf region looks at the increasing visibility of Shiism there beyond the stereotyped narratives of sectarian conflict, minority identity and Iranian policy that are generally invoked to describe the character of Arab Shiism. Louer gives us a fascinating [...]