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To: koan who wrote (136870)9/4/2013 12:58:23 PM
From: Neil H  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
I consider Shia and Sunnie different tribes

Wrong here - Shia and Sunni are religious sects. Tribes are a group of people that are related. In Saudi a big tribe is al- Ghamdi or Al Ajmi.

If you take all Koans over many generations and go to many cousins that you might not even know ( way beyond 4th or 5th cousins) you would have a Koan tribe.

Tribes were the basis for safety and security in this region way before national boundaries and they are still important but are not the impetus pushing the conflicts.
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