"Before '79, Islam as a political phenomenon was a marginal idea in the region," says @vali_nasr. "Once Khomeini takes over, Islam is squarely put in the middle of the table in the Middle East." #frontlinePBShttp://to.pbs.org/2oet7Tb
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Replying to @J_Brahms1833 @frontlinepbs and
That statement is only true for Shia Muslims (only around 10%) the other 90% (Sunnis) have always been political.
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Replying to @YasMohammedxx @ConfessionsExMu and
Agree. Hassan Al-Banna, Syed Qutb, Wahabis existed way before 1979.
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Replying to @saraeta73 @J_Brahms1833 and
Exactly. The Muslim Brotherhood started around the 1920s —and before that there were other Islamic Caliphates all the way up to Abu Bakr in the 7th century.
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Replying to @YasMohammedxx @ConfessionsExMu and
Caliphates are only legitimate if they kill non Muslims. Hence "ISIS has nothing to do with Islam". Which is technically true
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Replying to @J_Brahms1833 @saraeta73 and
They’ve killed plenty of Yazidis though 
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