USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A major source of conflict in the Muslim Middle East is the divisive nature between the two main sects of Islam: Sunni and Shi’a. Although these two sects agree on the fundamentals of Islam and the teachings of the Quran, they are in conflict about who would lead the Muslim community after Muhammad’s death.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Arab–Israeli conflict is an ongoing intercommunal phenomenon involving political tension, military conflicts, and other disputes between Arab countries and Israel, which escalated during the 20th century, but had mostly faded out by the early 21st century.

Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout history the Middle East has been burdened with religious conflict. There has been conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims over the rightful religious leader of Islam, known as the caliph. On one side of this conflict are the Shiite who wanted to see Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law, as caliph.