Why Salafists see Shiites as their greatest enemy - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ali Mamouri

Ali Mamouri

Feb 11, 2015

An Islamist protester holds a Salafist flag with Arabic words that read "There is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his prophet" as Egyptian security forces stand guard during a protest against the French operation in Mali outside the French embassy in Cairo January 18, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3CLWR — An Islamist protester holds a Salafist flag that reads, "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet," as Egyptian security forces stand guard during a protest in Cairo, Jan. 18, 2013. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (L) holds the hand of Egyptian Cleric and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi (R) upon al-Qaradawi's arrival at Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip May 8, 2013. Al-Qaradawi arrived on Wednesday for a three-day visit to Gaza Strip with a delegation of Muslim scholars. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) - RTXZFCT

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Dust rises as followers of Yemen's al-Houthi Shi'ite group leave a ceremony held during Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birthday celebrations of Prophet Mohammad, in Dhahian of the northwestern Yemeni province of Saada January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) - RTR3CWPJ

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Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), carry a picture of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in Najaf, August 16, 2014. School is out, but northern Baghdad's classrooms are packed - not with students, but with people who have travelled further than most to escape the Sunni militant onslaught splitting Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al

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