| Abstract: | Today, under the influence of local and global communicators, the Sunni-Shi'ite conflict in Islam is often associated with riots in the Middle East and their consequences on the global level. We associate the conflicts between Islamic religious divisions with the critical instability of the region. We have been able to observe the conflicts on the historical line for at least several decades, but in the last decade, they are opening the threat of European and global stability due to the financial exhaustion of local and international stakeholders, the possibility of using weapons of mass destruction, and conditioning the humanitarian and refugee crises. However, the review and, in particular, the comparison of events throughout history and today indicate that the Sunni-Shi'ite conflict is not a real starting point for its associated risks, but rather represents a tool for manipulation. Religious differences between Sunni and Shiites only in extremely rare cases are a real trigger of combats and battles. At the same time, they have been directly involved in geopolitical, but also today's broader social efforts for power, resources, and power. In the hands of local and global stakeholders, tensions are shaped and maintained by creating feelings of innocence, threats, and elimination, and in the pursuit of interests, various means of disseminating messages have always been in use. Tensions have been particularly exacerbated since the time of mass media use, from radio and television to today's social networks. The Sunni-Shi'ite conflict is to the extent that it exists today, created and managed, and linked to the achievement and maintenance of political power and control, and from these emerging economic benefits. In particular, Saudi Arabia and Iran are key players in the current conflict situation. History teaches us that short-term political and economic interests often endanger long-term political and economic stability, so it would be crucial to make the manipulation more transparent and thus to deprive them of power. A key role in this should be played by the responsible professions and science, which must take the initiative in communicating with the media and the general public. The local and global western media largely uncritically summarize and expand the unilateral interpretation of events as a result of religious extremes, while the competent professions and science produce an interesting small volume of reviewed critical reviews of events. |
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