No need to fear Iraqi Shia joining with Iranian Shia

Here is a conversation that I had with Jassim about fears that some have about the Iraqi Shia and Iranian Shia uniting.

Karen: you're Shia, right?

Jassim: yes

Karen: so, how does your Islam compare to the Shia Islam of Iran?

Jassim: well Shia is basically is in arab land not in Iran

Jassim: the authority for shia was always in Iraq

Jassim: not in Iran

Jassim: they have some diffrances

Jassim: but generally we are not that committed to them

Karen: I ask, because there has been talk of the possibility that the Iraqi Shia would join the Iranian Shia and that the Iraqi Sunni would join the Saudi Sunni

Jassim: it is not possible

Jassim: for shia at least

Jassim: relegion is a thing and policy is another thing

Jassim: most of shia in iraq do not want for sure to be commited with Iran

Jassim: we want to deal with them as a nighbor country not more