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'''Islamic ecumenism''' (Arabic: '''التقريب''', ''Taqrīb'', lit. 'rapprochement') refers to modern intellectual and institutional efforts aimed at reducing sectarian distance among Muslim communities, especially between [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and [[Shia Islam|Shia]] schools of thought. While themes of unity appear throughout [[Islamic history]], formalized rapprochement is largely a '''modern''' development shaped by [[Islamic reform|reform movements]], [[Pan-Islamism]], and 20th-century ecumenical institutions. This article traces the historical definitions and evolution of this concept.
 
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* '''''[[The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East (Book report)|The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East]]''''' is a 2011 edited academic volume published by [[Palgrave Macmillan]]. The book is edited by [[Ofra Bengio]] and [[Meir Litvak]] and examines the historical development of relations between [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] and [[Shia Islam|Shi'a]] Muslims from the early Islamic period to the contemporary Middle East. The volume emphasizes both patterns of division and periods of coexistence and ecumenical engagement, offering a historically grounded and interdisciplinary perspective on sectarian relations in Islamic societies. <span id="mp-more">[[The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East (Book report)|'''Continue
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