Comments on: What Every American Should Know About the Middle East http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer Searching for a universal theory of everything... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:05:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding By: Beetle B. http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-132822 Beetle B. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:42:03 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-132822 <p>Second the point about Syria: It is majority Sunni.</p> Second the point about Syria: It is majority Sunni.

]]> By: Mohammad Abdul-Amir http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-132257 Mohammad Abdul-Amir Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:24:56 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-132257 <p>I am from the middle east and Syria is not even a Shia majority.</p> <p>If the fact that Syria supports Hezbollah in the Lebanese south makes you think its Shia its not the case. I believe that this support is for pure secular political reasons.</p> <p>Secondly, a considerable region to the east of the Arabic peninsula (Gulf states lands) have Shia majorities. For example Al Ihsa' region in Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain. BTW Shia in these regions are heavily oppressed, especially in Saudi Arabia.</p> I am from the middle east and Syria is not even a Shia majority.

If the fact that Syria supports Hezbollah in the Lebanese south makes you think its Shia its not the case. I believe that this support is for pure secular political reasons.

Secondly, a considerable region to the east of the Arabic peninsula (Gulf states lands) have Shia majorities. For example Al Ihsa’ region in Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain. BTW Shia in these regions are heavily oppressed, especially in Saudi Arabia.

]]> By: G Herbert Walker Bush http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122213 G Herbert Walker Bush Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:10:38 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122213 <p>What about the Hakawe tribe from F Troop?</p> What about the Hakawe tribe from F Troop?

]]> By: Sami http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122168 Sami Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:10:23 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122168 <p>General comment:</p> <ol> <li><p>Daniel Miessler clearly knows a lot more than most about Islam and the Arab world. However, I am not sure that Syria is Shia? The Assads, for example, are Allawis, yet another, but tiny, Muslim sect!</p></li> <li><p>"knowmad" comment suggests that he heard about the 'Druze' in radio news bulletins and can be forgiven for calling them "Drews"!!!</p></li> <li><p>The stern correction which elicited comment on typographical error, also applies to calling an Arab an 'Iranian'!</p></li> </ol> General comment:

  1. Daniel Miessler clearly knows a lot more than most about Islam and the Arab world. However, I am not sure that Syria is Shia? The Assads, for example, are Allawis, yet another, but tiny, Muslim sect!

  2. “knowmad” comment suggests that he heard about the ‘Druze’ in radio news bulletins and can be forgiven for calling them “Drews”!!!

  3. The stern correction which elicited comment on typographical error, also applies to calling an Arab an ‘Iranian’!

]]> By: stenboj http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122097 stenboj Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:43:59 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122097 <p>Um... that's "...elicit a stern correction." Not "illicit".</p> <p>Good stuff, though.</p> Um… that’s “…elicit a stern correction.” Not “illicit”.

Good stuff, though.

]]> By: knowmad http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122088 knowmad Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:36:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122088 <p>um, Christian arabs? You don't mention them in your break down (which I know is Sunni vs Shia but...) and Jews... and non arab Christians.... and Drews..... I think this is more a 'review of Musilms in the middle east by numbers and sect' than it is a primer of the middle east.</p> <p>Good write up though! Looking forward to the next installment.</p> um, Christian arabs? You don’t mention them in your break down (which I know is Sunni vs Shia but…) and Jews… and non arab Christians…. and Drews….. I think this is more a ‘review of Musilms in the middle east by numbers and sect’ than it is a primer of the middle east.

Good write up though! Looking forward to the next installment.

]]> By: SRS http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122086 SRS Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:57:56 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122086 <p>You mean, of course, ELICIT. Trust me when I say illicit isn't a verb.</p> You mean, of course, ELICIT. Trust me when I say illicit isn’t a verb.

]]> By: Clint http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122070 Clint Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:35:59 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122070 <p>Really :-)</p> Really :-)

]]> By: Clint http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122066 Clint Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:32:48 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/a-middle-east-primer#comment-122066 <p>Dan, I read your stuff all the time. It was great to see your site and this story on reddit's front page. Thanks for this primer. I'm printing it out and posting it near my computer. I think it will be realy useful in attempting to understand world events.</p> Dan, I read your stuff all the time. It was great to see your site and this story on reddit’s front page. Thanks for this primer. I’m printing it out and posting it near my computer. I think it will be realy useful in attempting to understand world events.

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