Tikrit was a test case for Iraq’s ability to unite the country after ISIS massacred 1,700 air force cadets, mostly Shia, at Camp Speicher there to drive a permanent sectarian wedge for the Iraqi state’s implosion
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Iraq Diaries: Show Of Shia-Sunni Battlefield Unity
To showcase the broad-based resistance against ISIS, we were driven to Baghdad's riverside palm tree-shaded Jadriya locality for a show of Shia-Sunni unity by commanders fighting the terror group
Imran Khan: Down But Not Out
Khan’s popularity has been unprecedented in Pakistan’s recent history and no politician has enjoyed so much public adulation perhaps since the emergence of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the 1960s
Zakat: Islam’s Least Talked About 3rd Pillar—Charity
The Prophet Muhammad is quoted to have said God loves those who offer charity but remain anonymous and uncelebrated given the importance of secrecy in Islam for protecting the dignity of recipients