Grief gulf From Middle East conflict to immigration policy, the Muslim world is often referred to as a monolith. But the fallout from the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, highlights the divide between Islam’s two most populous sects, Sunnis and Shiites, and the regional allegiances and antipathies it creates. As a senior Shiite cleric, Khamenei held religious authority beyond Iran’s borders, and was publicly mourned from Pakistan to Lebanon, even as many Sunnis joined many Iranians in cheering the demise of a tyrant. Top Stories (RNS) — The ayatollah’s killing on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has divided Muslims, mostly along sectarian lines.  (RNS) — In all interpretations, Holi is seen as a festive day to end conflicts, forgive the past and start a new season.  NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Officials say the intention of the meetings is not to create a new communion but to reorder the current one.  (RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the war in Iran, a memorial service for Jesse Jackson and more. Opinion (RNS) — The current military action against Iran is a clash of ethical impulses: the security of the country versus the kind of nation we are becoming.  (RNS) — The more faithful response is neither rejection nor uncritical embrace. It is intentional formation. ICYMI (RNS) — President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.  (RNS) — Though often linked to Black diasporas and Indigenous culture, the practice is deeply rooted in American culture, said the Rev. William Lamar IV. | 
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