It’s pretty commonly used against Shia, so we’ve made quite the joke out of the phrase. The fall of Syria has undeniably hardened my heart against a few of my “brothers” in faith. Many of whom charecterize Iran as on par with or worse than Israel or the US.

I truly hate Sectarianism, and do my best to drown it with optimism, however at some point I must admit, that it would be a denial of reality to recognize that many Sunnis will never reconize a Shia as an ally no matter what cause we champion or movement we help build.

Who is it that is it that is most substantial in their defense of Palestine, it’s the Zaydi Shia Houthis along with the Ithna Ashari Hezboallah and Iran. Yet many Sunnis still see Shiite as conniving or warn other Arabs of dangerous Iranian influence.

It’s tiring. I try not to focus on it, but it’s very difficult after noticing it my whole life, and being told it’s always been this way during my parents life. I know that many of these things have their roots in imperialist intervention but that doesn’t make the Chauvinism leveled against us any less real.