ID3 vTOPE NPRTCOM Mike ShusterTALB Morning EditionTIT2 $ The Origins of the Shia-Sunni SplitTCOP 2007TRCK 6TCON Middle EastCOMM nprComment The division in Islam between the Shia minority and the Sunni majority seems to be deepening, not just in Iran and Iraq, but across the Middle East. The split occurred soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, nearly 1,400 years ago.TPE1 NPRTYER 2007 P , %@ 33^}Nnq* u" 4|? rw?ߡʇw9 JmM&k1'"8mm@\iUtפ}Suƙp'd`qwYvuB @0gr<[JȠՅc~JNА7~