Iraq: Out of the desert into Mosul (closed)

[AmericanPride]

See AP the Salafists interpret the Koran differently than do Takfirists--unless and this is critical unless you truly understand how they interpret the differences---How do you actually analysis their movements, their thoughts, their politics, and their reasons for fighting Shia or for that mater each other.

See AP Islam is a complete package---economic thoughts, political thoughts, judicial thoughts and morality. the Koran is the centerpiece and the core document---yesterday it and you understand more than you will ever need to in understanding the Sunni Shia clash and what drove Khomeini and still drives the core Iranian group--the Quds force

Hence my comment that:

The Koran is great for understanding terminology, ideas, and context

You do not see that in say Christianity.

Actually - you do, mostly among the religious right (Evangelicials, dominonists, etc).

But neither Christianity or Islam explain conflict in international and regional systems, nor the consequences of failure in projects of state formation. Not one word written in either religious script would have provided any predictability for the fall-out of the destruction of Iraq.