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shia muslims shia islam flag of iraq religious observances violence in iraq: Religion in Iraq: Index. ... Iraq: Religious Liberty; United States State Department report on religious liberty in Iraq, detailing the relationship between religion and state and the treatment of religious minorities.
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atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/islam/countries/bl_IraqI...
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Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
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Religion in Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The major religion is Islam which is practiced by about 97% of Iraqis. The other 3% are Judaism, Christian, and other religions. Many cities throughout Iraq have been areas of historical prominence fo...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iraq
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Iraq Table of Contents ... Although members of the ruling Baath Party generally are ideologically committed to secularism, about 95 percent of Iraqis are Muslim and Islam is the officially recognized state religion.
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countrystudies.us/iraq/34.htm
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Islam, as it is practiced in Iraq, is closely tied to Arab culture. Shiism in Iraq is heavily influenced by Arab identity and thus differs from the version followed in Persian Iran. ... A variety of views about politics and religion contradicts the image of a monolithic, radical, and pro-Iranian Shia community.
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A marjah is the highest authority on religion and law in Shiism. Where a difference in opinion exist between the Marjah, Aalims (Religious Scholar) try to provide different opinions. ... As of late 2002 there were two generally acknowledged senior Shi'a clerics in Iraq. Prior to the American occupation,
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Christopher Hitchens on religion (no thanks), Iraq (not a mistake), and his own loud reputation. ... My children, to the extent that they have found religion, have found it from me, in that I insist on at least a modicum of religious education for them. ... So one day we’ll all see just how right you all were about Iraq?; No,
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nymag.com/arts/books/features/31244/
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Since the fall of Hussein in April 2003, Iraqi communities have resisted the impulse to settle scores, some of which are based on grievances dating back decades, even centuries. But in the words that fill the halls of Baratha and Um al-Qura are signs of what some in Iraq fear may lie ahead.
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12383-2004Dec19...
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Iraq is one of the main Muslim countries in the middle east.
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