14 "An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East and Muslim countries.
Struggles between Sunni and Shia forces have fed a Syrian civil war that threatens to transform the map of
the Middle East, spurred violence that is fracturing Iraq, and widened fissures in a number of tense Gulf
countries. Growing sectarian clashes have also sparked a revival of transnational jihadi networks that poses
a threat beyond the region" -The Council on Foreign Relations
What "ancient religious divide" is the quote above referring to?
The debate among Muslims about whether there is one or many gods
The conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims about who should be allowed to convert to Islam
The division between Sunni and Shia Muslims based on a disagreement about who should succeed
Muhammed
The conflict in the Middle East between Muslims and their government
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D