Sectarianism
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Sectarianism is a debated concept. Some scholars and journalists define it as pre-existing fixed communal categories in society, and use it to explain political, cultural, or religious conflicts betwe
In 1871, New York's Orange Riots were incited by Irish Protestants. 63 citizens, mostly Irish Catholics, were massacred in the resulting police-action. The outbreak pictured is at Lamartine Hall, the Grand Orange Lodge of the United States.
Painting of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, an event in the French Wars of Religion
An Orange Order march in Glasgow
The sack of Magdeburg by Catholic army in 1631. Of the 30,000 Protestant citizens, only 5,000 survived.
Arab Spring
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The Arab Spring was a series of pro-democracy anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in Tunisia in response to
Sectarianism
…and rule executed by Ali Abdullah Saleh worsened Yemen's social cohesion and nourished sectarian persuasions within Yemen's society. Following the Arab Spring and the Yemeni Revolution, Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to step down as president in 2012. Subsequently, a complex and violent power struggle broke…
Tunisian Revolution Protest
Benghazi Anti Qaddafi protest
Huge demonstration in Homs against Al Assad regime
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