[Unedited] Vali Nasr with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

On Being Studios

Sociology, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Arts, Culture, On Being, Society, Society & Culture, Science, Social Sciences

4.7 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2009

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

In this unedited conversation, we seek fresh insight into the history and the human and religious dynamics of Islam’s Sunni-Shia divide. Our guest says that it is not so different from dynamics in periods of Western Christian history. See more at onbeing.org/program/obamas-faith-based-office-meeting-joshua-dubois/135

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0:00.0	This is speaking of faith's unheard cuts.
0:02.4	I'm Krista Tippett.
0:03.7	You're listening to my unedited conversation
0:06.0	with Muslim policy expert, Volleynasser.
0:09.1	I spoke with him using a broadcast quality telephone
0:12.3	connection on August 13th, 2008.
0:15.8	I was in the studios of American public media
0:18.2	in St. Paul, Minnesota, and he was in the studios
0:21.0	of National Public Radio in Washington, DC.
0:24.3	This interview was included in our program,
0:26.8	the Sunni Shia Divide and the Future of Islam.
0:30.2	It was originally podcast in November 2008.
0:34.0	Download the MP3 of the Produced Show at speakingoffaith.org.
0:40.5	Hello, Volleynasser here.
0:42.0	Hello, it's Krista Tippett.
0:44.2	Hello, how are you?
0:45.0	Good.
0:47.2	I don't think we really met.
0:48.6	I was moderating a morning panel at that Council
0:52.1	and Foreign Relations event a couple of weeks ago,
0:54.3	but I sat around the table at your small group event.
0:58.1	All right.
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