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Simon Mabon is Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University and Director of SEPAD. He is the author of Schism: The Story of Sectarianism in the Modern Middle East (Yale University Press, 2026). He is on Bluesky @profmabon.bsky.social.
How the War With Iran Is Fueling a New Wave of Sectarian Repression in the Gulf
Since the outset of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and going back to the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2026, long-standing tensions surrounding sectarian identity have intensified across
