Religious Differences Between Saudi Arabia And Iran

By definition, Islam is a religion of those who obey the doctrines of the Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad, who in the 7th century lived in Arabia, initiated a religious movement that throughout the Middle East was supported by the Arabs. Today, not only in Middle East origins, Islam has adherents, where it is the dominant religion in all countries (Non-Arab, and Arab), but also in other parts of Africa, Asia and, of course, as well as in the United States. Those who are loyal to Islam are called Muslims. The Sunni, Shiite conflict in Iraq started long before the ruling of Saddam Hussein, but when Hussein became Prime Minister of the country the conflict between the two religious sects was taken to a new level. Right when Hussein gained full power, under his control, began years of persecution of the Shiite Muslims in the country. But, before this happened, the conflict was based upon Muhammad and who was to rule after he had died. When Muhammad had died there were many disputes on who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad after his death in 632. Shiites believed that the prophet’s son-in-law, Ali, was to be the successor. Both consider the Koran the word of God. But, devoutness and religious practice distinguish between the two sects. However, Islam teaches that all Islam is equal so Sunni and Shiite sects fight with each other not only because of “hatred” but, also because of religious

Historically, Iran and Iraq’s problems go way back for centuries. There is the obvious difference which is that Iraq is mostly Arab and Iran is Persian. Their cultural differences will be one of the main factors leading up to the war. Both Iran and Iraq have a mass population of Muslims among other religious minorities. There is a difference in the type of Muslims they are. Persia, which is now Iran, contains Shiite Muslims as a majority among other religious minorities. Iraq on the other hand contains Sunni Muslims as a majority. Another important issue would be with their borders because they share a border in both land and water. This border will play a huge role in was because of its significance to Iraq. A peace agreement was signed in the year 1639 between the Persian and Ottoman Empires. Since then, those treaties have been signed and ignored various times. But one dispute stood out, in the previous century, as the Shatt Al Arab River was put into perspective. This river is a border that separates the two countries and is important to both sides. This issue led up to both countries having a tense relation following up to the war and basically is part of the reason what Iraq is has fought for. Before the war started the Shah of Iran was paranoid about Iraq and considered it a threat. In response to this, the Shah made sure that he kept Iraq distracted with something else. The Shah decided to aid the Kurdish rebellion and motivating them to fight against the Iraqi

I think the situation is different between Australia and Saudi Arabia; Australia accepts the migrants to get permanent residence and being citizens at the end. However, Saudi Arabia gives a work permit and, which must be renewed annually.

These days, education is most important for people to improve their life . All countries need the education and care about it because it helps in development and improvement rapidly in all field especially in the economy area . the education system in Saudi Arabia and education system in Australia have same school system and age of school . however , they have some difference in the time table and the school year calendar.

Saudi Arabia and Iran are two countries that sit on opposite sides of the Sunni/Shiite divide, which can be argued as being the most prominent issue the Middle East faces today. Saudi Arabia is predominantly known to be a Sunni state, while Iran is largely inhabited by Shia Muslims. Both countries aspire to be the hegemonic powers of the region. Ethnically, Iran is known to be a Persian land, unlike Saudi Arabia that is known to be in the heart of the Arab world. These two countries are separated by the Arabian Gulf and throughout the twentieth century and up until today, the relationship between the two countries has been notoriously contentious. Within the past few years especially relationships between the two states have been very fragile with Saudi Arabia ending diplomatic ties early in 2016. The two states are strained over many issues of which are, interpretations of Islam, oil export policy and hegemonic regional leadership.

    Did you know two groups of the same religion have been fighting for over 1,400 years? The two groups are known as Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims. They are fighting over a dispute over succession to Muhammad as a caliph of the Islamic community which spread across various parts of the world. The groups have different the succession of power after Muhammad died, and disagreements about marriage briefs on leadership, but are they so different? The groups are very different, because of

The United States relationship with Saudi Arabia is one that begun on February 14, 1945 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt met King Al-Saud at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal. After World War II the United States became the most influential foreign power in Saudi Arabia. US’s main interest was focused in the direction of the oil industry. Then in 1960 Saudi Arabia was one of the main driving forces in the creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). During the Cold War, Saudis favored the United States while the two also continued to but heads over the issue concerning the ever present Israeli-Arab conflict. Americas constant support for Israel has, and will continue to be an issue that brings about confrontation between the Saudis and the United States. Foreign relation ties never were as intense as they were during the Persian Gulf War. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait posed a potential threat to the Saudis provoking the United States to intervene. The Saudis allowed the United States to have access to their bases during this time. Since that time, our troops have remained there which is something that has led to much controversy because many Islamist believe that we our occupying their holy land. This has sparked many extremist to take action, most notably Osama Bin Laden who used this reasoning to justify the horrors of 9/11. Post 9/11 opened a new chapter to US-Saudi

The centuries-old Sunni-Shia divide is exacerbated by “contemporary concerns over power, freedom and equality” (8). Many Sunni countries are prejudiced against Shiites and at the same time, are scared of Shiism spreading. Sunni-dominated governments such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan have worked to keep Shiites and Sunnis divided and specifically, to keep Shia subjugated (8,9). For example, the government of Saudi has worked to build a network of mosques, seminaries, schools, and writers that emphasize Sunni identity (8). In Algeria, the minister of education dismissed teachers in the fear that they were spreading Shiism. The Sunni’s fear of Shia spreading that it controls even the potential of Shiism to spread makes the divide even bigger and has caused anti-Shia propaganda “with renewed virulence” (9,11). The prejudice that Sunnis hold against Shiites is illustrated in this example. A man who was to give a guest lecture in Pakistan on Sunni-Shia relations told a group of Muslim professors, when asked, that he was Christian. One of them replied, “Well at least you’re not Shia”

The countries present their ideologies to the outside world as holy nations. Recently there has been significant evidence on major shifts with increasing polarization and creation of new alliances. These strategic actions produce both risks and opportunities; however, in the Middle East, there has been growing sectarianism in the conflicts (El Fadl, 2005). The sectarianism plays a great role in the political conflicts within Saudi Arabia and Iran. While both Saudi Arabia and Iran claim to have theocracy model states based on Islam, Saudi Arabia is considered a Theo-monarchy with strong relations to Wahhabism, a branch of Sunni Islam, while Iran’s political system has democratic components and is based on Shiism (Al-Rasheed, 1996). The differences in religious practices and ethnicity between the two nations have contributed to the dilemma of instability in the Middle

The Sunni-Shia divide is a major unresolved issue today in the Middle East. There is violence, discrimination, and struggle over political power. These differences creates a massive divide between the two groups of the same religion. This clash has come to the point where the two sects are at the brink of war. The muslim religion was created by the prophet Muhammad in 613 C.E.. It quickly gained followers and began to grow at an increasing rate. Then, in 632 C.E., Muhammad died unexpectedly without leaving a successor. One group believed that the successor should be anyone who was a devoted and religious Muslim, these people became known as the Sunni Muslims. Another smaller group, the Shia Muslims, believed that

Losing a leader can be very chaotic when they retire or pass on. Questions occur about the next leader, arguments begin, and relationships divide. Islam is a prime example of these events when the founder of the religion, Muhammad, passed on and left the Muslims without a leader. Thus started the separation of Islam into the factions the Shiites and Sunnis because of a disagreement of who will succeed Muhammad as his predecessor.

The Iranian revolution or the 1979 Islamic Revolution refers to an uprising that occurred in Iran between 1978 and 1979 that led to overthrow of Pahlavi Dynasty leading to the establishment of the Islamic Republic. The revolution which began as a democracy movement, ended with establishment of the first Islamic republic in the world and although it may have turned the Iranian state upside down, it become one of the defining 20th Century event. Many believe that the revolution lacked customary causes of a revolution and thus came as a surprise because Iran seemed to enjoy relative prosperity and was experiencing change at a great speed. However, the Iranians seemed unsatisfied with the way its government was run. They

Disagreement between Shias and Sunni have been the most important splits in Islamic religion, which are ongoing problems since the 7th century to present-day, conflict in Islamic history has initiated blood spills from generations to generations and is still taking life’s while differences in social and equal opportunities that have taken deep roots in the minds of future leaders.

Another source of conflict as reported by Sørli et. al stems from the religious differences. As a whole, the Middle East is comprised of followers of Islam. But within the Islamic religion are the Sunni (which account for the majority), and the Shia. Tension lies between the two sects, especially given the fact that the Shia often hold the positions of power (Sørli, 147). Another major

that religion and politics have a long history in the Middle East does not mean that religion is always, or even most of the time, a crucial factor driving political conflicts. Most of the politics of the Middle East have been viewed by those inside and outside the region as driven by religious difference. From the Arab-Israeli conflict to the Iranian revolution to the emergence of