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• 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 and 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. Continue ...