I see a lot of pundits and politicians saying that Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq have been fighting for a millennium. We need better history than that. The Shiite tribes of the south probably only converted to Shiism in the past 200 year s. And, Sunni-Shiite riots per se were rare in 20th century Iraq.
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A Historical View of the Sunni and Shiite Split ... Nearly six years into the war on terrorism and many Americans know little on the two conflicting groups in the Islam community, the Shiites and the Sunnis. This is my attempt to explain the Sunni and Shiite split in a nutshell. ... 24 Sunnis Vs. Shiites: Why Did They Fight?
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We hear a great deal about the conflict between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in the world today, particularly in Iraq, but how many of us in the West really know what this conflict is about? As happens so often in the news, we are given plenty of detail about current events without being ... Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Vs...
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A look at the historic divide within the Muslim world. ... To the outsider, the differences between the Sunni and Shiite Islamic sects are hard to recognize. ... Adding to the potential confusion is the insistence of many Muslims not to be identified as Shiite or Sunni, saying they are Muslims and Muslims only.
www.csmonitor.com/2007/0117/p25s01-wome.html
A Shiite, Hussein is one of our roving producers/cameramen. His cousin, a 28 year old Sunni, lived in Hurriya with his wife and two children. He was shopping for groceries when the bomb ripped through the market.
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I'm not well informed on the Sunni vs. Shiite issues, but at the same time, I don't care. It doesn't make a difference in the long run, does it? It's just all about hating and killing, this Islam abomination. Even if they got rid of all the above groups, they'd turn on each other.
www.jihadwatch.org/archives/004058.php
There are two major Islamic sects: Sunni and Shiite. The two groups are very similar, although the Shiites exalt their Imams as a line of inspired teachers. The two sects have also had sharp political differences.
www.seattlepi.com/national/40241_islamsects.shtml
2. Sunni vs. Sunni. The Baghdad surge gets all the headlines, but 4,000 Marines are on their way to Anbar to clear out Al Qaeda’s influence in the west. The battle for Ramadi, ground zero of the Sunni insurgency, is on tap for April. ... I wish the very best to the Shiite, Sunni, and the Left that is trying to kill the...
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Sunni vs. Shiite fighting in Pakistn. Breaking News ... Pakistan: 40 Die in Sunni-Shiite Clashes ; By RIAZ KHAN ; Associated Press Writer; Pakistan: 40 Die in Sunni-Shiite Clashes ; Cleric Sets Up Islamic Court in Pakistan ; Tractor Plows Into Pakistani School ; 60 Dead in Pakistan Border Fighting ;
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Surely no one wants to be killed, yet the armed thugs on both the Sunni and Shiite sides in Iraq are busily lowering the population of the country by butchering each other in revenge killings. This isn't just a fight for control, this is a fight of hate.
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