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Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, February 2020. Photo by Abdel Ghani Bashir/AFP via Getty Images

Juni 23, 2020

Hajj cancellation due to coronavirus is not the first time plague has disrupted this Muslim pilgrimage

Ken Chitwood, Concordia College New York

Saudi Arabia is barring international visitors for the hajj. A scholar explains a long history of disease, politics and war that have previously prevented people from making the journey to Mecca.

An image of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died on Oct. 26, 2019.. Department of Defense via AP

November 13, 2019

What is a caliph? The Islamic State tries to boost its legitimacy by hijacking a historic institution

Ken Chitwood, Concordia College New York

The Islamic State has appointed yet another ‘caliph’ after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. What is the idea behind the caliphate?

A mosque in Herat, Afghanistan was attacked on Aug. 1, 2017. Mohammad Shoib/Reuters

Agustus 2, 2017

What is the Shia-Sunni divide?

Ken Chitwood, University of Florida

There have been several attacks on Shia mosques in several parts of the world. At its heart is the centuries’-old sectarian Shia-Sunni divide.

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