Introduction -- Understanding the roots of Sunni-Shia conflict -- Sectarian conflict and the promotion of tolerance -- Religious authority and the Sunni-Shia divide -- Engaging religious clerics -- A survey of Sunni-Shia tolerance -- Can religious clerics promote sectarian tolerance? -- Recommendations
Summary
"Sunni-Shia tensions have been a recurrent problem in Pakistan for more than three decades, as domestic and international factors have polarized sectarian identities. Recently, the Shia minority has suffered the brunt of the violence. This report examines what has fostered intolerance and tolerance between Sunnis and Shias in Pakistan and the role that religious authorities may play in reducing sectarian prejudice"--Publisher's web site
Notes
"October 2014."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12)
Notes
Title from title screen (viewed on October 24, 2014)
