Sunni Shiah Unity Resources
compiled by Sheila Musaji
updated 9/18/2007
300 Scholars Attend Islamic Unity Conference
A Call for Shia Sunni Dialog: Why and How, Abdul Malik Mujahid
A Charter for Muslim Unity Isa Othman
A House Divided: America’s Sunni Shia Discord Lorraine Ali
A Plea for Sunni Shia Unity Sheila Musaji
Achieving Islamic Unity Mohammed al-Hilli
Ahmed Deedat on Sunni Shiah Unity
Al-Sadr calls for Sunni Shia unity
American Muslims call for Sunni Shia unity
American Muslims Transcend Sectarianism Hasan Zillur Rahim
Amman Conference Statement Eight Schools of Islamic Law Fatwa
Are All Shia Really Going to Hell? Dr. Robert D. Crane
Austrian Muslims Rally for Sunni Shia Unity
Ayatollah Khomeini on Sunni Shiah Unity
Ayatollah Khameni calls for Sunni Shia Unity
Ayatollah Sistani calls for an end to sectarian bloodshed
BEWARE; USA & ALLIES STOKING SHIA-SUNNI DIVIDE, K Gajendra Singh
Bombing of Golden Mosque: Information Warfare, Psy-Ops and the Power of Myth, Mike Whitney
British Muslims March for Sunni Shia Unity
CAIR Condemns Attack on Shia Procession in Pakistan
Call for 1st National Sunni-Shia Dialogue December 25, 2006 in Chicago, Abdul Malik Mujahid
Collection of articles on Sunni-Shia issues
Comparison chart of Sunni & Shia Islam
Destruction of Al-Askari Shia Shrine a Great Sacriledge
Dialogue Between Sunnis and Shias, Muhammad Zakir Khan Azmi
Don’t Let Iraq’s Sunni-Shia Conflict Spread Through the Mideast
Efforts to Provoke Sunni Shia War in Iraq
Exploiting the Sunni Shia Rift
German Muslims Protest Mosque Bombings, Call for Sunni Shia Unity
Great Middle East Power Games, Sumaya Ghannoushi
Historical Sunni Shia Relations
How Easy It Is to Put Hatred On a Map, Robert Fisk
Imam Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim Calls for Unity
Indonesia hosts International Sunni Shia scholars conference
Interview with Maulana Wahiduddin Khan on Intra-Muslim Sectarian Dialogue, Yoginder Sikand
Interview with Maulana Kalbe Sadiq, VP of the All-India Muslim Personal law Board, Yoginder Sikand
Iran says Saudis can curb divisive religious statements
Iraq Divide and Rule, ‘Ethnic Cleansing Works’, Enver Masud
Iraqi Sunni and Shia Hold Joint Prayers for Unity
Iraqi Sunnis Helping Shias Rebuild Bombed Shrine
Iraq’s Most Influential Shia Leader Calls for Unity, Halt to Violence
Iraq’s Real Holy War Vali Nasr
Iraq’s Shadow Widens Sunni-Shiite Split in U.S. NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Pres. Khatami interviewed by Robert Fisk
Let Us Understand Each Other Abdul Hadi Abdul Hameed Saleh
March for Sunni Shia Unity in Bahrain
Makkah Declaration on the Iraqi Sectarian Situation Fatwa
Maulana Kalbe Sadiq’s Theology of Islamic Ecumenism Yoginder Sikand
Minnesota Sunni’s and Shia’s Find Ways to Get Along
Muslim Leaders in U.S. Sign ‘Code of Honor’ to Promote Intrafaith Harmony May 2007
MPAC Calls on Muslim Leaders to Emphasize Unity After Attacks in Detroit
MPAC statement on anti-Shia violence
Muslim Intrafaith CODE OF HONOR
Muslim Leaders Encourage Unity After Michigan Vandalism
New Rand study suggests exploiting Sunni, Shia and Arab, non-Arab divides to promote US policy, Abdus Sattar Ghazzali
The Next Sunni Shia War, Yahya Birt
Origins of the Sunni Shia Split in Islam
Our Real Enemy Hesham Hassaballa
The Politics of a Fatwa: Wahhabism in the service of Western Imperialism, Yaqub Shah
Politics, Not Faith Behin Sunni Shia Rift in Iraq Parvez Ahmed
RESOLUTION OF THE SUNNI SHIA DIALOGUE TO SAVE LIVES (see also Communique of the Sunni Shia dialogue to Save Lives) Please sign
Reviving the Shi’ah Intellectual Heritage in Islam, Christoph Marcinkowski
Sectarian Strife in the House of Islam Yoginder Sikand
Shaikh Mahmood Shaltoot of Al Azhar on Permissibility of Following Shiah Madhabs Fatwa
Shia Mosque Bombing: Whose Bombs Were They? Mike Whitney
Split Within Islam Must End, Abdullah al Rahim
Shia-Sunni Dialogue: Maulana Kalbe Sadiq’s Theology of Islamic Ecumenism, Yoginder Sikand
Shia cleric blames U.S. forces for massacre
Shia & Sunni Muslims in Detroit Seek Peace
Shia-Sunni students find common ground on campus
Shia resources collected by Abdul Haq Godlas
Sunni Misconceptions About Shia, Shahid Athar
Sunni-Shia and U.S. Middle East Politics
Sunni and Shi’a - Allied Forces, Samia van Hattum
Sunni or Shia, Fault Line Runs Between Haves and Have Nots
Sunni Shiah Unity, Sheila Musaji
Sunni-Shiah Unity Dr. Shahid Athar
Sunni Shia: Divide and Rule, a Theory
Sunni-Shia: The Battle the U.S. Wants to Provoke Naomi Klein
Sunni & Shia: I’m “Sushi”, Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa
Sunni Shia Labels Irrelevant in the U.S.
Sunni v Shia Zaki Chehab
Time to start mending the torn fabric of the Muslim Ummah: The Shia-Sunni Divide, Dr. Javeed Akhter
To Save Iraqi Democracy Bush’s War Will Target Shias Too Muqtedar Khan
Top Sunni and Shia scholars urge unity
Ugly Sectarianism is Getting Out of Control, Yasin Aljibouri
Unity and Diversity: Islam, Muslims and the Challenge of Pluralism Jeremy Henzell-Thomas
Unity between Sunni and Shia http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=2959
U.S. Soldiers Building a Wall Separating Sunnis & Shias in Iraq
U.S. Muslims Strive For Sectarian Peace
USA & ALLIES STOKING SHIA-SUNNI DIVIDE
Vandalism of Shia Businesses and Mosques in Detroit Raises Wider Fears
Vandalism in Detroit has Sunni and Shia leaders working for peace
VIDEO: Abdal Hakim Murad on The Difference Between Sunni and Shia
VIDEO: What are Sects and Sunni & Shia in Islam
VIDEO Discussion of Sunni Shia Relations in the U.S.
VIDEO: Sunni and Shia Sectarianism in the U.S.
Why is the U.S. Picking a Fight With Iraqi Shias?
Who Benefits? Dahr Jamail
Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s Approach to Shia-Sunni Dialogue, Yoginder Sikand
Yusuf al Qaradawi Makes Clear That Shia are Muslims
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RESOURCES
Muslim Voices Against Extremism and Terrorism - Resources (collections of articles and references)
- Part I Fatwas
- Part II Statements by Organizations
- Part III Statements and Articles by Individuals
- Part IV A Few Quotes
- Part V The Muslim Majority Who Don’t Get Publicity
- Selective Hearing of Muslim Voices Against Extremism
- Sunni Shia Resource - collection of articles
- Polls, statistics, and surveys relating to Islam and Muslims
- Resources for Responses to Islamophobia and Allegations Against Islam and Muslims
- Claim That All Terrorists are Muslims Ignores History collection of incidents and responses
- Islamophobia - Alarming Statements 1 - 2000 and before
- Islamophobia - Alarming Statements 2 - 2001-2005
- Islamophobia - Alarming Statements 3 - 2006-2007
- Mosques that have experienced vandalism or violent incidents
- Islamophobia - Incidents