<p>Since the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, Sunni sentiments with Shia have been redistributed everywhere. Even though the Sunni-Shia sentiment is not the main source of conflict but political geography, which is related to borders and natural resources. Because, the Middle East is located in a strategic area so that it becomes a very important region in the global political map. Conflicts that are inseparable from Sunni-Shia sentiments in the Middle East include: Shiite Sunni conflict in the Gulf War, attacks on the commemoration of Ashura (Karbala Massacre), Shiite Sunni conflicts in Syria and Lebanon, and Shia Sunni conflicts in the Yemeni Civil War. This conflict has a huge impact on Shia Sunni relations in Indonesia. The impact of the conflict was the occurrence of Sunni Shia conflict in Indonesia, which included: the attack on the Shia Islamic Boarding School, the dissolution of the commemoration of the Ashura tradition, the dissolution of the anniversary of Fatimah Az-Zahra, the ban on the Rausyan Fikr Foundation in Yogyakarta, and the attack on the Shia community in Madura. This paper attempts to examine the impact of the Shia Sunni conflict from a Geopolitical perspective and the impact of the conflict on Sunni- Shia relations in Indonesia.</p>

The Covid-19 pandemic around the world has caused various problems, especially in the health and economic sectors. Various efforts have been made by the government to overcome the impact of Covid-19. One of the government's efforts is to carry out various public communication strategies to influence public discourse and behavior in order to avoid the virus. However, the government's efforts to construct public discourse must deal with other discourses that are sourced from information spread on the internet. This article seeks to understand the construction of government discourse and other discourses by using secondary data from internet. The conclusion that can be drawn is that the discourse constructed by the government in an effort to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is that there is always a middle way between health interests and economic interests. People must remain productive at work while maintaining health. Meanwhile, another public discourse that has also developed is that Covid-19 is a form of global conspiracy that aims to destabilize the world economy.