The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
Search results for "Shiites" ...
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The Struggle Within Islam
Powell draws from all over the Islamic world for this story. It profiles the family of Mohammed Shakr, whose son is edging toward fundamentalism and jihad. Powell takes a look at the "civil war" that has raged within Islam for years, intesifying since 9/11. Powell finds that "the number of Muslims expounding radical beliefs is clearly growing; the global war on terrorism has fueled perceptions that Islam is under attack; and America's war in Iraq has made it more difficult for patient voices inside Islamic states to be heard."
Tags: Islam; Jihad; Muslim; Sunni; Shiite; Osama bin Laden; 9/11
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The Baghdad Files
Edward Pound found that the current Iraqi insurgency was planned long before the Saddam Hussein regime collapsed. These stories stripped away the different faces of the insurgency and exposed heavy Iranian influences behind the many attacks on Americans, their allies and Iraqi citizens. Pound uncovered documents later called the "Baghdad files" that revealed the extent to which Iran was involved in the insurgency in Iraq.
Tags: Terrorism; Iraq; Saddam Hussein; Iran; Islamic Fundamentalism; Middle East; Insurgency in Iraq; Baghdad Files; Baghdad; Shiites; Paul Bremer