"The Shia Crescent"
This map shows the density of Shia populations by country in the Middle East and surrounding region. And, we also wanted to help you visualize what the Shia crescent, as mentioned by Nasr, might look like.
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
About the Image
An Iraqi vegetable vendor prepares for the upcoming festival of Ashura in January, 2008. Behind him are portraits of Imam Hussein, whose death Ashura commemorates.
The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam
Read more on the show's main page.