| 单词 | Sunni |
| 例句 | The Sunnis and the Shiites went to war for hundreds of years. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The Sunnis said, No, no, the new thing to do is like the Christians. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The makeshift 24th MEU base is a sort of Fort Apache, in the middle of a pretty hostile Iraqi Sunni Muslim population. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z But she learned that there were Shiite and Sunni interpretations of the Qur’an, and within any mosque there were the same variations in faith and commitment as there were in any church. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They even pretended to be Sunnis if they had to. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z We visited Baghdad, the U.S. military headquarters in Fallujah, and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit encampment outside Babil, in the heart of Iraq’s so-called Sunni Triangle. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z In the end, I was a Pashtun and he was a Hazara, I was Sunni and he was Shi’a, and nothing was ever going to change that. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "So it would seem. Unless ..." "Unless, my lord? There is no seeming to this. Sunnis is the heir. Nothing can change that." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Too many in the West, she insists, wrongly attribute the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran to age-old theological differences between Sunnis and Shiites,” David D. Kirkpatrick writes in his review. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z “The many forms of militancy — from the venomous Sunni creed of Al Qaeda to the punitive Shiite theocracy in Iran — have proven costly, unproductive and ultimately unappealing.” Books of The Times: Upheaval and Hope in a Land of Turmoil 2011-08-01T23:00:10Z According to DMV spokeswoman Sunni Brown, the department is looking to incorporate the services into the commonwealth’s transportation options, but current law doesn’t allow them to operate freely: Legal, political battles bedevil ridesharing 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z But he’s since learned that the kidnappers were Sunni not Shia. Richard Engel reveals new details on his 2012 kidnapping in Syria 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Estranged from other Shiites and denounced by Sunnis, the Druze, we learn, are permitted to drink but are not allowed to eat watercress. A novelist's pub crawl across the Muslim world 2013-07-22T13:05:05Z The Sunni caliph Mansur, whose new empire stretched from India to the Atlantic, sailed up and down the Tigris to reconnoitre a place for his home. A history of violence 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Analysts say Saudi officials are keen to see Assad replaced by a government reflecting Syria's majority Sunni population, which would presumably be hostile to Tehran. Hillary Clinton says Syrian military may oust President Assad 2012-02-25T03:47:00Z Bahrain's Sunni monarchy backs cultural and sporting events in attempts to show stability, despite a nearly 14-month-long uprising by the kingdom's Shiite majority. Bahrain culture chief: Critics 'not real men' 2012-04-03T16:31:04Z Al Qaeda and other Sunni militant groups oppose the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad and say they will continue to fight despite the withdrawal of U.S. forces last year. Gunmen kill 27 in raids on west Iraq checkpoints 2012-03-05T11:41:03Z This prominence allowed it to form the Mujahedeen Shura Council in 2004 as an umbrella organisation encompassing all of the Sunni insurgent groups present in Iraq. The enduring damage of 9/11: How the War on Terror gave rise to a bigger threat in the form of ISIS 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Sofia, a Sunni Iraqi leader who has returned from a lifetime in exile to participate in her country’s new democracy. Vertigo announces new 'Lucifer,' more at Comic-Con: Read Q&As with four creators 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Many consider him an essential symbol of the nation, support his anti-Israel positions or fear that the mostly Sunni Muslim rebels will replace his secular regime with a conservative, religious one. Civil war splits Syria's artists 2012-12-12T21:16:05Z Just a few blocks away, black flags with Koranic script signal support for the more radical Islamist wing of the mostly Sunni insurgency fighting Mr. Assad. Amid Turmoil, Lebanese Music Festival Presses On 2013-08-07T22:04:42Z In the bunker at Iraq's Sunni Triangle, their commanding officer assembled the unit for processing. Life and death in the US Marines 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Kurds are maligned and marginalized by their fellow Sunni Muslim ethnic Arabs and Turks. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Longley, one of the new USA Ford Fellows, is the director of "Iraq in Fragments," a 2006 documentary that rendered the experience of the Iraq War through Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish points of view. Seattle artists Byrd, Longley, Takamori win $50,000 awards 2011-12-05T17:42:04Z With nowhere to turn, the Sunni minority was vulnerable to co-option by a resurgent AQI, which by 2013 was responsible for levels of violence not seen since the surge. The mistakes that made Islamic State 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z To what extent did Sunnis in the region interpret the Iraq War as a fulfillment of prophecy, and thus a call to fight against the invading forces? “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The church and Egypt’s top Sunni Muslim authority, Al-Azhar, are partners. Egypt teaches students about love and marriage in attempt to curb... 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z King traces the rise of Muhammed; Fatima’s marriage to Muhammad’s cousin, Ali; the death of Muhammad; and the ensuing split between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Review: A Tale of Two Eras 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Two books trace the origins of IS to America’s misbegotten invasion to topple Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2003, the subsequent Sunni backlash against the newly enfranchised Shias and the appalling civil war in Syria. Rolling into town 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z But the show is at its best when it focuses on stories illustrating the deep divide between the ruling Alawis and the Sunnis who form the majority of the population. The Fear of Breathing – review 2012-07-22T15:47:10Z The violence was aimed at Shi'ite neighborhoods but also against security forces, a frequent target of Sunni insurgents. Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears 2012-02-23T12:01:05Z Baalbek is a quiet, normally secure place, with a mix of Shiites, Sunnis and Christians. Amid Turmoil, Lebanese Music Festival Presses On 2013-08-07T22:04:42Z The first was to completely disempower the Sunnis in Iraq after the American invasion, in 2003, with the result that many Iraqi Army officers, with nothing to gain in a Shia-dominated Iraq, joined ISIS. Sebastian Junger’s New Documentary About Syria 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z It also throws some light on Iraq’s current challenges as it emerges from a war with Islamic State militants and seeks to reconcile its Shi’ite majority with its Sunni and Kurdish minorities. Letters from Baghdad shows Iraq through eyes of British female explorer and spy who shaped it | Reuters 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z This land is also home to a three-dimensional chessboard of seemingly endless war — American drones killing the Taliban; Sunni Muslims bombing Shia Muslims; and an underground, generations-old fight for independence from the central government. ‘The Shadow of the Crescent Moon,’ by Fatima Bhutto 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Their response was always that the minority groups in Syria were under threat – that the Christians and the Alawites would be in danger from the Sunni jihadis. The Syrian revolution has changed me as a writer 2013-05-03T09:00:02Z The images dovetail with the notion of returning to a more pure form of the faith, an idea inherent in the particularly rigid strain of Islam that the Sunni extremist group follows. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Islam is the religion of state in predominantly Sunni Muslim Morocco where only Muslim and Jewish marriages are deemed legal. Christians want marriages recognized in Morocco 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z One of the earliest critiques came from Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian writer whose work influenced modern Sunni Islamism and who went on to become a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. How ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ Went From Parlor Act to Problematic 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The 40 million ethnic Kurds are Sunni Muslims with their own language and culture without a nation state where they are a majority. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Opposition fighters were becoming radicalized and sectarianism had grown increasingly bitter: “Syrians who called themselves Syrians a few years ago were now saying they were Alawites, Christians, Sunnis, Shias, Druze.” Review: ‘The Morning They Came for Us’ Reports on the Hell of Syria 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “Can you tell me three differences between a Sunni and a Shia?” Television Review: ‘The Newsroom’ Returns, With Some New Faces and Issues 2013-07-12T21:33:38Z It was teeming not just with insurgents — actual Sunnis which were fighting for their own destiny — but it was also overrun with Syrians who were real pure jihadists. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z In Iraq and Syria, Sunni extremists like the Islamic State and others are deliberately wrecking shrines, statues, mosques, tombs and churches — anything they regard as idolatry. Unesco Condemns Destruction of 11th-Century Shrine in Iraq 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The majority of Pakistanis are Sunni Muslims, with Shi'ites accounting for around 15 percent of a population of around 180 million. Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed 2012-02-28T06:58:00Z Today’s conflicts are often viewed through wide-angle lenses: for example, that Sunnis are seen fighting Shias, secularists fighting Islamists or rebels fighting regimes. Tales of spring and winter 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Re-opening it as a seminary he is singly responsible for Sunni backwardness and ignorance today. A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Neighboring Syria is in turmoil, and Shi'iteIran and Sunni Arab Gulf nations and Turkey are positioning themselves for more influence. Attack on Iraqi pilgrims kills 50, scores hurt 2012-01-14T11:51:00Z The film, shot in Iraq and divided into three parts, is a series of portraits of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds living in a war-torn country. Paris, Germany, Iraq and beyond come to Seattle on film 2010-03-25T21:35:00Z If Prime Minister Abadi didn’t reach a deal with the Sunnis, the government would implode. Joe Biden Talks About His New Memoir, ‘Promise Me, Dad’ 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Moreover, he notes, it “deposed the secular socialist Saddam, whom bin Laden had long despised,” ignited “Sunni and Shia fundamentalist fervor in Iraq” and provoked “a ‘defensive’ jihad that galvanized jihadi-minded Muslims around the world.” Books of The Times: Al Qaeda And the U.S., Still Battling 2011-01-17T22:29:14Z Its sweep across the broad landscape of radical Sunni activism was a revelation. Jason Burke: the key books on Muslim extremism 2012-11-07T19:08:19Z Nominally Sunni, the Seljuqs cultivated a remarkably tolerant, progressive and pluralistic culture. The Met Explores an Islamic Dynasty’s All-Embracing Big Tent 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Too many in the West, she insists, wrongly attribute the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran to age-old theological differences between Sunnis and Shiites. The Unraveling of the Muslim World 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z “Whether you are Sunni or Shia, Arab or Kurd,” she declared in her broadcast, “there is no difference between Iraqis, united in fear for this nation.” The Unraveling of the Muslim World 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The summit was twice delayed because of Baghdad's clashes with its Gulf neighbors over a crackdown on Shi'ite protesters by Bahrain's Sunni leadership, with the aid of fellow Sunni monarchies and United Arab Emirates. Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role 2012-03-29T13:31:04Z The Hariris are the most prominent political family from Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim community. Newspaper owned by Lebanon's Hariri prints last edition 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Zarqawi — or the "sheikh of the slaughterers" as his admirers called him — also laid the foundation for the Sunni extremist army now known as Islamic State, or ISIS. 'Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS' offers brilliant biography of Abu Musab Zarqawi 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Happily for Persepolis, the archaeology of ancient Persia is also central to Iranian national pride, since it proves how much older and more civilised they are than the Sunni Arabs. The hill of gold 2011-02-19T00:05:32Z I knew almost nothing about Xinjiang and its main ethnic group, a Turkic race of Sunni Muslims known as Uighurs. Explorer: A Desert Blooms Along China?s Silk Road 2010-10-15T19:26:00Z Daood says the new staging transfers the traditional story to present day Iraq, where violence is fueled by sectarian divisions between Sunni and Shia Muslims. New `Romeo and Juliet' has an Iraqi spin 2012-04-25T20:31:16Z Rumi would come to blend the intuitive love for God that he found in Sufism with the legal codes of Sunni Islam and the mystical thought he learned from Shams. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “As a man who’s from a Shia background, who doesn’t really practice,” Mr. Alipoor said, he “couldn’t really get anywhere trying to talk to young women who joined a violent Sunni extremist group.” What Radicalizes Young Men? This Show Tells You via WhatsApp 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z At least 42 people were killed in the August 23 bombings outside Sunni mosques in Tripoli. Summer festivals highlight Lebanese resilience in shadow of war 2013-08-30T15:43:55Z Until two years ago, when Islamic State militants swept through northern Iraq, ransacking ancient cities, religious sites and palaces which the ultra-hardline Sunni Muslim zealots deem idolatrous. Nimrud's broken glory lies in dust after Islamic State rampage 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z As rebels rallied around Sunni Islamist slogans, Assad drew on allies including Shi'ite Islamist militias backed by Iran. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Qatar is largely Sunni, which sees all renderings of the prophet as blasphemous, so Muhammad would be unlikely to appear in the Alnoor Holdings film. Qatar and Iran on rival missions to make films about prophet Muhammad 2013-03-15T11:49:47Z Beyond the rioting that would occur in Sunni Jordan.” Jon Stewart Tells Maziar Bahari’s Story With ‘Rosewater’ 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z "All the people on board were Shi'ites, and at the moment it looks like they were targeted by armed men from the local Sunni community," a senior police official told Reuters. Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed 2012-02-28T06:58:00Z While Sunni doctrine is rigidly iconoclastic, the Shia branch of Islam – long dominant in the Bamiyan valley – has been considerably more tolerant of imagery used in the service of religion. The Buddhas of Bamiyan by Llewelyn Morgan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:08Z Tensions eased as Sunni, Shi'ite and Kurdish blocs tried to negotiate an end to the crisis. Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears 2012-02-23T12:01:05Z He also used terrorism to change the battlefield, fomenting sectarian hatred between the Shiites and the disenfranchised and increasingly bitter Sunnis, guaranteeing more chaos and discrediting the electoral process. Review: ‘Black Flags,’ Tracing the Birth of ISIS 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z But many other Iraqis wanted to be free to be more Shiite, more Sunni Jihadist, more corrupt or just more powerful than the tribe or sect next door. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The fragmented nature of the opposition to Assad, who is from the Alawite minority in the mostly Sunni Muslim country, is also a problem for those keen on political change in Syria. Syrian forces bombard Homs after Arab peace proposal 2012-02-13T11:44:03Z After 2003, sales of books about the apocalypse soared among Sunnis. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Led by Shu’aib Raheem, the four young men planned to steal guns to arm themselves against attacks from Nation of Islam members, who had been targeting Sunni Muslims. ‘Hold Your Fire’ Review: Ending a Siege 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z And it’s hard not to notice how many more have followed in their path this year, including at least 80,000 of the Sunni inhabitants of Iraq’s recently “liberated” and partially destroyed city of Fallujah. Crimes against the future: How it seems like there will be eternal wartime in America 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z These days, Netanyahu often implies that an Israeli rapprochement with the Sunni gulf states — built around their common hostility to Iran — would force Palestinians to curb their nationalist demands. No Light at the End of This Tunnel 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z During the Iraq war, Yazidis became increasingly isolated from their Sunni Arab neighbors, caught in cross hairs of sectarianism in the wake of the “coalition of the willing.” When Rape Becomes a Weapon of War 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z But the summit is being held as Sunni Arab powers and Shi'ite Iran increasingly jockey for influence in the Middle East, split along sectarian lines over Syria's crisis and Western sanctions on Tehran. Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role 2012-03-29T13:31:04Z The much-abused Alawite minority – "an embattled community apart", said Snow – were recruited by the French into a special militia in a bid to control the rebellious Sunni majority. A History of Syria; Panorama – America's Gun Addiction: TV review 2013-03-11T22:00:01Z I filmed with Sunni rebels on one side and regime loyalists on the other as they descended into an increasingly hateful feud. I almost died in Syria 2013-04-09T00:00:00Z The city’s decimated downtown was swiftly rebuilt, almost single-handedly, by Solidere, the company partly owned by the prime minister, Rafik Hariri, a tycoon considered the messiah of postwar Lebanon, especially by his fellow Sunnis. T Magazine: Dancing on the Edge 2011-09-23T13:30:33Z He made a film, “Iraq in Fragments,” that is a portrait of the war’s first two years—it’s arranged in three segments, from the perspective of Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish residents, respectively. James Longley’s “Angels Are Made of Light” Captures the Daily Despair of Ordinary Afghans 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z She flees into Kurdistan by posing as the wife of a Sunni man, Nasser, who risks everything to escort her to safety. When Rape Becomes a Weapon of War 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Fathi’s work is on display in “Return to Mosul” - the city’s first art exhibition since before it was seized by Islamic State, whose ultra hardline version of Sunni Islam prohibits most art forms. In Mosul exhibition, Iraqi artists process brutal rule of Islamic... 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z “A Column of Fire” serves as a useful reminder that religious tolerance comes slowly — that Catholics and Protestants once battled each other as fiercely and bloodily as Sunni and Shia. International Thrillers Favor Trysts over Treason 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z In the mainly Sunni Muslim province of Anbar in the west, two car bombs targeting police killed four and wounded 10 in Ramadi while a roadside bomb wounded four people in Falluja. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z The operative phrase here is “by all accounts,” because the Fatimid era came to a sudden end when Saladin conquered Egypt for the Sunni Caliphate. The Art Lovers Who Founded Cairo 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Some of the books touch on challenging issues like the rise of the Islamic State and the sectarian rift between Sunnis and Shias. Children’s Authors Take On the Refugee Crisis 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Some Sunni Islamist groups such asal Qaeda view Shi'ites as heretics. Attack on Iraqi pilgrims kills 50, scores hurt 2012-01-14T11:51:00Z Others view it as a regional sectarian war between Muslims, fuelled by the proxy conflict between Iran’s Shia rulers on one side and on the other the Sunni states of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. Divided country, divided narratives 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z For American audiences, conditioned to view Iraq through the lens of contemporary wartime journalism as a primitive fractious land of Shiites, Sunnis and other sects in continual conflict, the documentary will be a revelation. Review: ‘Iraqi Odyssey’ Shows the Arc of a Family and a Country 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Many Iraqi Sunnis, the minority who dominated under Saddam, saw the move as an attempt to shore up Maliki's position at their expense. Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role 2012-03-29T13:31:04Z The Sunnis who were being killed turned to al-Qaida militias for protection, and the war on terror continued with Iraqis as victims on both sides. TV review: Mad Men and Secret Iraq 2010-10-07T07:00:00Z A young boy is consoled after his grandparents appear to have been killed in a government airstrike on the Sunni village of Al-Bara on Oct. I almost died in Syria 2013-04-09T00:00:00Z Now that led to its own kind of hubris in your second tour, when you thought what had been effective among the Shia might also work with the Sunni. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z But it would be a deal struck on Russian and Iranian terms aimed at preserving a monstrous regime only too happy to drive yet more desperate Sunni Arabs into the deadly embrace of IS. The mistakes that made Islamic State 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z With Baghdad to the east and the Syrian border to the west, the city appeared untamable, its defiance resounding across a sweltering territory known as the Sunni Triangle. Blood, sand and tears: A foreign correspondent's view of the opera 'Fallujah' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z And the people there are ethnically different from the main Chinese population; they are a Central Asian, Turkik people called the Uighurs, Sunni Muslim .... Coming to the L.A. Times Festival of Books: Atticus Lish 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia, our main regional ally, may portray itself as the leader of a “moderate Sunni block” when it comes to both Iran and terrorism, but the reality is, at best, far grayer than that. Worth dying for? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z He had broken from the Nation of Islam, dedicated himself to Sunni Islam and begun experimenting with new tools for a global, human-rights-based movement for Black liberation. A New Life of Malcolm X Brimming With Detail, Insight and Feeling 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “I would prescribe it like a vitamin,” Sunni Brown, a professional doodle evangelist from Austin, Texas, told me. The Future of Doodling 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z The country was then just sliding toward cruel economic chaos, while the fierce military surge in Iraq was failing to end the raging sectarian bloodletting among Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds unleashed by the American invasion. Matthew Barney's 'River of Fundament'? Well, it's certainly big 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Maliki in December sought the arrest of one Sunni leader and asked lawmakers to sideline another Sunni deputy in measures that fuelled regional worries Iraq might once again slide into broad sectarian violence. Iraq hosts Arab summit, seeking regional role 2012-03-29T13:31:04Z The clerics sharply differ, however, from al Qaeda and Islamic State Sunni militants in opposing violent revolt against the government. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z A Sunni, he agonizes over the divisions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. In ‘A Sinner in Mecca,’ a Gay Director Ponders His Sexuality and Islamic Faith 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Stewart was re-creating a Shia Muslim country in a Sunni Muslim country, which posed challenges — no mosque, for instance, was open to the production, and other cultural sensitivities influenced the production design. 'Rosewater's' Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari bonded after joke bombed 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Rumi continued his theological education in Syria, where he studied the more traditional legal codes of Sunni Islam, and later returned to Konya as a seminary teacher. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Sunni extremists like the Islamic State and others are deliberately wrecking shrines, statues, mosques, tombs and churches — anything they regard as idolatry. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z I twice found myself in convoys hit by Sunni jihadi-militant bombs. Baghdad, Iraq: 10 years after Saddam 2013-03-17T00:05:30Z Prior to the U.S. invasion, the modern Sunni world was uninterested in apocalypticism. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z In addition, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are similarly allied with Bahrain’s Sunni royal family in their repression of the great mass of their subjects, who are Shiite. A worthy, necessary Nobel honoring the Arab Spring — and much more 2013-01-11T01:00:00Z The Kalashas in the northern tip of Pakistan, threatened by the possibility of a tunnel that would dangerously connect them with the country’s Sunni Muslim majority to the south, number around 4,000. Not just the faiths of Abraham 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z That was before ethnic tensions reached a breaking point and the national identification cards of Sunni Muslim Rohingya were confiscated. For Rohingya Survivors, Art Bears Witness 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The camp was located in what is known as the Sunni Triangle, which in the early days of the Iraq War was one of the most battle-torn areas in the country. War’s toxic legacy: Iraq, the burn pits & the tragedy the military needs to be held accountable for 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility was triggered by the warden’s demand that inmates submit to tuberculosis testing that Sunni Muslim inmates objected to on religious grounds. Jazz Freed Keith LaMar’s Soul. Can It Help Him Get Off Death Row? 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z It was Zarqawi who deliberately transformed the conflict into a sectarian war against Shias to provoke a violent response that would, in turn, rally the Sunni world. Rolling into town 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The “stupidity” is demonstrated by radicalized Sunni Muslims, culminating in a dramatic scene involving one of the brothers near the novel’s end. ‘The Shadow of the Crescent Moon,’ by Fatima Bhutto 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The scenes of Sunni extremists sweeping over parts of Syria and Iraq, slaughtering many in their path, are only the latest examples. Ayad Akhtar: On Muslim identity, and life in America Initially, Wehrey notes, Western analysts did not believe Libya — almost entirely Sunni Muslim — to be as fractious as the multiethnic communities of Syria or Iraq. Why Libya Continues to Burn 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z As rebels rallied around Sunni Islamist slogans, Assad drew on allies including Shi'ite Islamist militias backed by Iran. At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Critics of Maliki viewed the moves against two senior Sunni politicians as an attempt by the Shi'ite premier to consolidate power, and many Sunnis fear he is trying to sideline them from government. At least 36 killed in wave of Iraq blasts 2012-04-19T12:32:03Z The Sunni Islamist group still controls the remains of the ancient city of Nineveh, in central Mosul. Drones fly over ancient Nimrud to help secure Assyrian ruins 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The film traces the political intrigues swirling around a young Egyptian student, a Sunni Muslim, soon after he begins studying at a powerful religious university. ‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes. 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z In time, sectarian conflict would sweep across Iraq, introducing an era Iraqis call the sectarian war, which pitted the Shia militias that had infiltrated the police against their Sunni rivals. Baghdad, Iraq: 10 years after Saddam 2013-03-17T00:05:30Z The fan base, you look at it monolithically in the beginning, and as time goes by, you begin to realize that there’s Shiites and there’s Sunnis, it’s all over the place. Can Tony Gilroy Bring New Hope to ‘Star Wars’? 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “All the mixed neighborhoods, now they’re Sunni neighborhoods and Shia neighborhoods. The fabric of Baghdad is just fundamentally different than anything my family used to live in.” For a story of an ISIS refugee, Raffo’s ‘Noura’ turns to ‘A Doll’s House’ 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Some historians claim it started as a theological reform movement within Sunni Islam. Who are “radical” Muslims? Many point to those from the Salafist tradition, but that’s a gross generalization 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Maliki does not appear, though several of the prominent Sunni politicians he sidelined do. ‘The Rise of ISIS,’ a PBS ‘Frontline’ Documentary 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z On the one hand we had al-Qaida and on the other the militias in the armed forces who were killing Sunnis. Iraq war 10 years on: 'My brother was tortured and held without charge for 40 days' 2013-03-17T00:00:04Z Saudi Arabia follows the ultra-conservative Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam, but sees the Islamist militants as posing a threat to its own stability. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Still others place the blame on Iraq’s Shiite prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, who has fanned sectarian tensions by denying Sunnis a greater role in the country’s government. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z He was moving around parts of Baghdad and the nearby Sunni Triangle that I knew to be extremely dangerous, and while he, too, knew the peril, he trusted his own instincts. Stanley Greene, a War Photographer Who Stayed When Others Left 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The Pearl Statue came to symbolize the aspirations of Bahrain’s large and oppressed Shiite minority, leading Sunni elites in the undemocratic government to destroy it in 2011. When our icons tumble 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The majority of Yemen’s population are Sunni Muslim, but Zaydis make up a large minority. Yemen’s Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose? 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The CF were also uneasy with Halbousi's ability to rally Sunnis who were historically divided since 2003 and present them as a unified front. Top Iraq court ends parliament speaker Halbousi's tenure 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z But it was unclear whether the shift would lead to a lasting détente between Saudi Arabia’s Sunni monarchy and Iran’s Shiite government. Iran and Saudi Arabia, Regional Rivals, Call for Gaza Cease-Fire 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z The militant groups, which proliferated in Iraq in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein and his Sunni government, are trained and funded by Shi'ite power Iran. US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Another young girl in the shelter said she fears for her life because she belongs to the ethnic Hazara minority, which has for years faced persecution from hardline Sunni extremists in Afghanistan. Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The Sunni militant group said its members detonated an explosive device on the bus carrying Shiite Muslims. Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 7 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z "Weakened opponents put the ruling Shi'ite parties in a better position. They are in a better position when Sunnis or Kurds are divided and fighting internal disputes," Mansour says. Top Iraq court ends parliament speaker Halbousi's tenure 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z A schism erupted between Hamas and the Iranian-backed axis over the Syrian civil war, where Hamas for some time backed Syria’s largely Sunni opposition fighters. How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Although Sunni, Hamas has grown increasingly close to the Shiite powerhouse, Iran. Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z As friction with the government grew, they fought a series of guerrilla wars with the national army and a brief border conflict with Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia. Who are Yemen's Houthis and why did they attack Israel? 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The IS affiliate is mainly based in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province and has been a major rival of the Taliban since the Sunni group seized control of Afghanistan in August 2021. Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 7 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively the region’s leading Sunni Arab and Shi’ite powers, agreed to restore diplomatic ties earlier this year, easing years of tensions that have fuelled conflicts across the Middle East. Yemen's Houthis enter Mideast fray, hardening spillover fears 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The Palestinian militant group was founded in 1987 as an offshoot of the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood movement. How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which toppled Sunni Muslim autocrat Saddam Hussein, allowed Shi'ite Muslim Iran to expand its influence there. Jordan fears the crossfire if Gaza war pulls Iran into wider conflict 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The rally was jointly organised by the Palestinian group Hamas which controls Gaza and by the Lebanese Sunni Islamist Jama'a Islamiya, a group inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood, took place near Martyrs Square. Protesters rally in Beirut in solidarity with Gaza Palestinians 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Hamas, which controls the strip and is a rare Sunni Muslim organization among mostly Shiite militants, catapulted Iran and its allies back onto the global radar on Oct. The Proxy Forces Iran Has Assembled Across the Middle East 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Hamas is an Iran-backed terror outfit that has long operated within the thorny geopolitical space between Iran, the Middle East’s Shiite Muslim powerhouse, and Saudi Arabia, the region’s most powerful Sunni Muslim monarchy. Biden says Hamas attacked Israel in part to stop a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Hezbollah's military power grew after it deployed into Syria, another of Iran's allies in the region, to help President Bashar al-Assad fight mostly Sunni Muslim rebels. What is Hezbollah? The Lebanese group backing Hamas in its war with Israel 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The Shiite Muslim theocracy is an enemy of Israel and has long positioned itself as the primary regional rival of the Sunni Muslim monarchy ruling Saudi Arabia. Hamas clash throws U.S. regional diplomacy into question 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Even regime opponents backed the idea of fighting Sunni radicals such as Islamic State abroad, so they would not have to do so at home. Iran’s role in Israel conflict is like a Russian nesting doll | Op-Ed 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Hamas is a Sunni Islamic group that does not recognize Israel’s right to exist and whose goals from the beginning have been to liberate Palestine from Israeli occupation through any means necessary. What you need to know about Hamas 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Its name is an Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement and an acknowledgment of its early ties to the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel raises questions about the influence of its sponsor, Iran 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z As the region’s top Shiite Muslim nation, Iran’s competition and geopolitical rivalry with Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s leading Sunni Muslim power, has largely defined the region in the 21st century. Hamas clash could undercut Arab-Israeli diplomatic thaw 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z A mosque in Cairo that is a seat of Sunni learning has expressed its solidarity with Palestinians in the wake of an attack by the militant group Hamas that took Israel by surprise. Live: Hamas attacked Israel and Netanyahu says his country is ‘at war.’ Follow live updates 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The country’s highest Sunni religious authority called for mosques to broadcast “God is great” over loudspeakers following afternoon prayers “in solidarity with our people in Palestine.” Biden condemns the ‘appalling assault’ by Hamas as Israel’s allies express anger and shock 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Hamas enjoys enthusiastic moral and materiel support from Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon, despite their observance of Shiite Islam rather than the Sunni doctrine of Hamas. What you need to know about Hamas 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Although Sunni, it has grown increasingly close to the Mideast’s Shiite powerhouse, Iran. Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel raises questions about the influence of its sponsor, Iran 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Four months and seven countries later, he is in Cairo with a full scholarship to Al-Azhar University, one of the world's oldest and most renowned Sunni Muslim learning institutions. Guinean student cycles across Africa for place at top Islamic university 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Those deals raised hopes that Saudi Arabia — the Sunni powerhouse that is home to Islam’s most important religious sites — and other Arab states that have long refused to recognize Israel would make a similar move. Saudi delegation visits Palestinian territories as Israel and Saudi Arabia eye normalization 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Those deals raised hopes that Saudi Arabia - the Sunni powerhouse that is home to Islam’s most important religious sites - and other Arab states that have long refused to recognize Israel would make a similar move. Saudi delegation visits Palestinian territories as Israel and Saudi Arabia eye normalization 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Egypt's Sunni Muslim Arab ally Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran restored diplomatic relations earlier this year while Cairo has mended a rift with Qatar and re-established ties with Turkey. Iran's Raisi sees no obstacle to restoring ties with Egypt 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Al-Azhar is one of the most influential centres for Sunni Islamic learning in the world. Guinean cycles across six countries for spot at Egypt's Al-Azhar University 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim nation hosts a big U.S. military base but has also forged close ties with Shi'ite Muslim Iran. U.S. detainees to fly out of Iran in swap deal after $6 billion unfrozen 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim Al Khalifa dynasty has kept a lid on dissent since Riyadh sent troops to help it crush an Arab Spring uprising in 2011 by the mostly Shi'ite opposition. Bahrain activist al-Khawaja says airline denied her boarding to Manama 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Regardless of who wins, there is also a possibility that the mostly Sunni Muslim nation could become more socially conservative because both sides are backed by religious hard-liners. Maldives presidential runoff is set for Sept. 30 with opposition in surprise lead but short of mark 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z The demographic in question may be religious affiliation, as the vast majority of Syrians are Sunni Muslims. Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Navy's Fifth Fleet, is a small island on the Gulf where Saudi Sunni allies, the Al Khalifa royal family, rule over a Shi'ite majority. Israel opens Bahrain embassy, three years after normalising ties 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The TTP is an umbrella organisation of several Sunni Muslim Islamist and sectarian groups trying to overthrow the government. Islamist militants kill six Pakistani soldiers, army says 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Adherents of minority religions are threatened by “Sunni Islamist extremism and the continued threat of persecution via discriminatory legislation such as the blasphemy laws,” according to USCIRF. A country wracked by crises sees a sharp rise in religious intolerance 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Many residents are from the minority Druze sect which has long resisted being drawn into the conflict pitting mainly Sunni rebels against Assad’s rule. Protests erupt in Syria's Druze city over fuel hikes 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Today, Christians make up nearly a third of the population, while the other two-thirds are almost equally split between Shiites and Sunnis. Lebanese premier warns Syrian refugees pose a danger to the small nation’s balance 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims pray toward five times a day, has portrayed itself as the world’s leading Sunni nation. Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years as tensions ease 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z However, Iran has faced attacks in the past from the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group, who view Shiites as heretics. Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Pakistan has close ties with Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia but has tried to maintain a good relationship with the predominantly Shiite Iran. Iran’s top diplomat urges Pakistan to complete its part of a long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z On Friday, the Islamic State group — a Sunni militant group that often targets Shiites — claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying Thursday’s bombing came “during their annual polytheistic rituals.” Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader urges Muslims to ‘punish’ Quran desecrators if governments fail to do so 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z In Afghanistan, the Taliban cut mobile phone services in key cities holding commemorations for fear of militants targeting Shiites, whom Sunni extremists consider heretics. Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The Sunni extremist group views Shiites as apostates deserving of death. Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Sunni Saudi Arabia supports Yemen's internationally-recognised government, weak as it is. Yemen: The children of a forgotten war 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Basra’s governor, Asaad al-Eidani, said in public statements that the local government had received permission from Iraq’s Sunni Endowment Office, which has authority over Sunni religious sites, for the minaret’s demolition. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The Sunni endowment did not respond immediately to a Reuters request for comment. Demolition of 300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret for road expansion enrages locals 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Hussein’s death in battle at the hands of Sunnis at Karbala, south of Baghdad, ingrained a deep rift in Islam and continues to this day to play a key role in shaping Shiite identity. Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The attack was likely intended to foment unrest between Kuwait’s Sunni and Shiite populations, but instead it backfired, reawakening a sense of national solidarity not seen since Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion. Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The governor must be a Maronite Catholic, while the four deputies - a Shi'ite Muslim, a Sunni Muslim, a Druze and an Armenian Catholic - must have the approval of the political chiefs representing their respective sects. Deputy Lebanon central bank governors' threat to collectively resign 'dangerous' -deputy PM 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The Sunni Endowment Office, in an official statement, denied granting permission for the demolition and voiced its shock. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Also buried there is Imam el-Shafei, the founder of one of Sunni Islam's four schools of Islamic law, who passed away in 820 A.D. Bulldozers tear into Cairo's historic Islamic cemeteries 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Relations between the predominately Shiite Iran and the majority Sunni Saudi Arabia have long been tense. Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The calm is mirrored in other areas of the Middle East where predominantly Shi'ite Iran and mainly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia have reestablished ties, easing a rivalry that has often played out across the region. Analysis: Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z In his capacity at the Sunni Shield Foundation, Mothafar also worked as a graphic designer and publisher for the group’s online newspaper. Iraqi national living in Oregon pleads guilty to conspiracy to provide material aid to ISIS 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Under Lebanon’s complex power-sharing agreement, the country’s president has to be a Maronite Christian, the parliament speaker a Shiite Muslim and the prime minister a Sunni. Lebanese lawmakers fail in yet another attempt to elect president, end power vacuum 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z He also enjoys the support of the anti-Hezbollah Christian Lebanese Forces party, the Progressive Socialist Party led by Druze Jumblatt family, and some Sunni Muslim lawmakers. Analysis: Lebanon's Hezbollah mobilises to block IMF's Azour for presidency 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Originally an offshoot of al Qaeda, the Sunni hardline group controlled one third of Iraq and Syria at its peak in 2014. US, Saudi top diplomats urge repatriation of detained IS recruits 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z His budget was passed after tough negotiations to win the backing of Shi'ite, Kurdish and Sunni Arab factions. Analysis: Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Ruled for generations by the House of Saud under Wahhabism, a fundamentalist form of Sunni Islam, Saudi Arabia perennially scores near the bottom of most international human rights indices. "We will never forget": 9/11 families horrified by PGA-LIV Golf Saudi "sportswashing" deal 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Azour is also backed by the majority of Druze legislators and some Sunni Muslims, while Shiite members of parliament have overwhelmingly backed Frangieh. Lebanese lawmakers fail in yet another attempt to elect president, end power vacuum 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Sunni Saudi Arabia severed relations with Shi'ite Iran following the storming of its embassy in Tehran in 2016 after a dispute over the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric. Iran's embassy reopens in Saudi Arabia for first time in 7 years 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Protracted rivalry between the Middle East's leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim-led powers has fuelled conflicts across the region including wars in Yemen and Syria. Saudi-Iranian ties: A history of ups and downs 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Hezbollah and its allies have close ties to Syria and Iran, while their opponents in the Christian and Sunni Muslim communities traditionally look to the West and Sunni-led Gulf Arab states. Lebanese Christian and opposition coalition nominate IMF's Azour for president 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z In March, regional rivals Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran ended years of hostility and agreed to restore diplomatic relations under a China-mediated deal. Iran's Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt - state media 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z They said they were ethnic Hazaras, a mostly Shiite group that has been targeted by the Taliban and other militant Sunni factions. At Mexico's southern border, the migrant flow is undeterred 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The American military swiftly invaded Afghanistan, ruled by an extremist Sunni Muslim faction known as the Taliban, for sheltering Al Qaeda. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Sunni Ali, Songhai administration at the provincial level had been left in the hands of traditional rulers. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Hulagu was enormously successful; like his grandfather in northern China, he exploited existing conflicts, which included resentment by the minority Shia Muslims against the Sunni caliph. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Riyadh provided the mainly Sunni rebels with arms, money and political support as the rebellion spread. Factbox: Then and now: How Arab states changed course on Syria 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z But geopolitical shifts in the Middle East have strengthened his hand as the region's most powerful states pursue entente over conflict, among them Assad's Shi'ite Islamist backers in Tehran and their Sunni rival Saudi Arabia. Syria's Assad boosted by return to Arab fold 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z For the next two centuries the Abbasid caliphs enjoyed the respect and spiritual deference of most Sunni Muslims, but exercised no political power of their own. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Abandoning the use of traditional rulers had the effect of strengthening the centralizing tendency of the state under Sunni Ali. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z These movements, the Almoravid and later the Almohad, sought to reform the prevailing Sunni Islam then propagated by the Umayyad Caliphate. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He is an Alevi, a member of a heterodox Muslim sect that is looked down upon by some members of Turkey’s Sunni Muslim majority. Erdogan’s Grip on Power Is Dented but Not Broken, Vote Shows 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z HTS has also sometimes portrayed itself as a defender of minorities in the primarily Sunni Arab northwest. Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z When Ali’s son Hussein, then the leader of the Shia and a grandson of Muhammad himself, was killed by the Umayyads in 680, the permanent breach between Sunni and Shia was cemented. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Opposition was led by Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim majority, who had supported Lebanon’s joining the United Arab Republic when Chamoun had refused to do so. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Seizing control of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Empire and home to the Sunni caliph, in 1055, the Seljuks came to regard themselves as defenders of the Islamic faith and established the Seljuk Empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Assad enjoyed the backing of those Syrians who believed he was saving their country from insurgents bent on replacing him with hardline Sunni Islamist rule. Syria's Assad boosted by return to Arab fold 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z “But if the T.T.P. and other Sunni jihadist groups step into the mix, that raises the risk that we could see something akin to the previous wave of sectarian violence.” 8 Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Including 6 Teachers 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Abdulhamit heavily emphasized the empire’s Muslim identity, inviting conservative Sunni clerics from across the Islamic world to settle in the empire and playing up the Christian vs. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunni Ali’s program of annexation greatly expanded Songhai. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Strict Sunnis, the sultans pushed back the Shia Fatimids and took control of Jerusalem and eventually Mecca. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As al Qaeda-inspired groups gained prominence in the insurgency, this fear resonated among minority groups, including the Alawite sect which formed the backbone of his rule over the Sunni majority country. Syria's Assad boosted by return to Arab fold 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z According to the police, both assaults had a sectarian undercurrent because Shia and Sunni Muslims in the area have a history of conflict. 8 Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Including 6 Teachers 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The slain teachers were members of Pakistan’s minority Shiite community, which extremist Sunni militant groups frequently target. Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Founded by Sunni Ali in the late fifteenth century, Songhai reached its imperial height under the founder of the Askia dynasty, Muhammad Ture, a general and provisional governor who overthrew Sunni Ali’s legitimate successor. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In many ways, the arrival of the Turkic peoples and their conversion to Islam helped to revive the fortunes of Sunni Islam and the fight against Christian states. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Last month he openly acknowledged this on social media, seeking to blunt any political attacks given Alevis' beliefs put them at odds with the country's Sunni Muslim majority. Turkey's Kilicdaroglu exits Erodogan's shadow in election race 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z In the first shooting, unidentified attackers targeted a moving vehicle, killing one Sunni schoolteacher and injuring another teacher, officials said. 8 Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Including 6 Teachers 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The attack happened when the teachers were supervising exams at the school, and just hours after a separate attack killed another teacher — a Sunni Muslim — from the same school. Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Sunni Ali’s conquest of Timbuktu earned him a reputation as a butcher and a tyrant. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Despite being Muslim himself, Sunni Ali campaigned against Muslim forces. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The tribal district contains a majority Shi'ite population who are often attacked by Sunni militant groups as part of the local Taliban movement. Teachers killed in shootings in northwest Pakistan school - Geo TV 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The tribal region has long been home to Islamist militants, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, widely known as the Pakistani Taliban, which is an umbrella group of several Sunni militant outfits. Pakistan militant attack kills three troops, officials say 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Earlier, the slain Sunni teacher was also buried at a graveyard in Kurram. Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Sunni Ali attempted to capture Djenné for several years, but the fact that the city was surrounded by water during the annual flooding of the Bani River made the task impossible. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z In the History of the Sudan, al-Sadi characterized Sunni Ali as “a great oppressor and notorious evil-doer” and reported that he “tyrannized the scholars and holy men, killing them, insulting them, and humiliating them.” World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the same month, a Sunni extremist refugee from Afghanistan stabbed three Shia clerics, killing two of them, at a religious shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad. High-Ranking Iranian Cleric Gunned Down by Bank Guard 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The Islamic State group, a Sunni extremist group born out of al-Qaida’s offshoot in Iraq, declared itself a caliphate across the vast territory it held in Iraq and Syria in 2014. Iran court issues $312.9M judgement against US amid tensions 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z “I remember a few years ago, Sunni and our other coworker-owner were in the kitchen, doing stuff, and then we had a meeting,” Jones said. Could employee ownership help narrow the racial wealth gap? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The leader of the Songhai rebels at Gao, Sunni Ali, became the first king of the new Songhai Empire. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah intensified preaching against the Sunnis and instituted restrictive measures on Christians and Jewish people. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Iraq’s Sunni authorities announced the holiday would begin Friday, while the country’s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, set a Saturday start date. Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a mob of Sunni Muslims demolished a minaret at a mosque belonging to the minority Ahmadis in Sargodha district in Punjab, the minority’s spokesman said. Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z “All these people trying to vote on what Sunni and our other co-worker should be doing, and they didn’t like that.” Could employee ownership help narrow the racial wealth gap? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z From his capital at Gao, Sunni Ali engaged in a war of conquest against his Muslim neighbors. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Seljuks built their legitimacy by defending Sunni Islam and investing in cultural and artistic projects. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The explosion was only one of many by Sunni Muslim extremists that hit Christian areas over the years. Iraq’s years of carnage still engrained in Baghdad streets 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Shia and Sunni Muslims, groups that have historically had a tense relationship, have spent the holy month sharing meals and prayers in campus dining halls, those covering their heads with hijabs alongside those without. Ramadan at Claremont Colleges’ dining halls: Grape leaf dolmas, halal harissa chicken 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Although Hamas is a Sunni Muslim group, it has a militant wing that has long nurtured close ties with Iran, a source of funding and a Shiite powerhouse. In first, Iran’s president addresses Palestinians in Gaza 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Sunni Ali’s assault on the scholarly community at Timbuktu prompted the survivors’ exodus to Oualata, leading to a significant decline in Islamic scholarship at Timbuktu. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z They restored the primacy of Sunni Islam after over two hundred years of Shia Fatimid rule. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The conflict is widely seen as one of several proxy wars between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the region's Sunni Muslim and Shi'ite powers. Saudi-Houthi peace talks in Yemen's Sanaa conclude with further rounds planned 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Hamas, a Sunni Muslim group, backed the Sunni militias rebelling against the government, while Iran and Hezbollah — both Shia movements — sided with the Syrian government. Rockets From Lebanon Point to Growing Hamas Cooperation With Hezbollah 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Situated along the main road that Shiite pilgrims take to reach the holy city of Karbala, it is a mixed town of Sunnis and Shiites. Thousands still missing from 20 years of Iraq’s turmoil 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Initially, like most of Iran’s population, the Safavids were primarily Sunni Muslims. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The leader of the Songhai rebels, Sunni Ali, became the first king of the Songhai Empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The agreement between leading Sunni Arab power Saudi Arabia and the Shi'ite Islamist government in Tehran could defuse tensions and conflicts such as the Yemen war. Factbox: In Middle East, once improbable ententes set new tone 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z It would be a brutal Tuesday for the Marines: That day, Sunni Muslim insurgents killed about a dozen Marines in Ramadi, according to a Washington Post dispatch. A Green Beret’s cancer changed military malpractice law. His claim still got denied. 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Post-2003, it became part of the notorious “Triangle of Death” as Sunni and Shiite extremist groups targeted each other’s communities with vicious killings and Sunni al-Qaida insurgents attacked American forces. Thousands still missing from 20 years of Iraq’s turmoil 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Like that of many Sufi orders, their ideology incorporated elements of both Sunni and Shia doctrines to proclaim a universal message and attract followers from both sects. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z From his capital at Gao in the heart of the kingdom, Sunni Ali engaged in a war of conquest against his Muslim neighbors. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The group is Shia Muslim, which accounts for the majority of Bahrain's population, although the ruling family is Sunni Muslim. Bahrain jails men over YouTube discussion of Islam 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z All three alleged plotters believed in a radical form of Sunni Islam that views the Shiite branch of Islam as nonbelievers, officials said. Maine 19-year-old will plead guilty in mosque attack plot 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Sweidan’s family are Sunnis, and while Sweidan would not comment on who took her son, one relative said she believes it was Shiite militiamen. Thousands still missing from 20 years of Iraq’s turmoil 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Sunnis respect Ali and all the Twelve Imams, but they do not believe the Twelve alone were divinely chosen to lead the Muslim community. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, in Songhai oral tradition, Sunni Ali is remembered as a great general and conquering hero, as well as the founder of the Songhai Empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Egypt's Sunni Muslim Arab ally Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Muslim Iran announced this month that they would restore diplomatic relations. Egypt to allow Iranians visas on arrival in Sinai as regional tensions ease 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In the statement, Pelkey claimed allegiance to the extremist Sunni militant group, and an IS flag was painted on the wall of his bedroom, investigators said. Maine 19-year-old will plead guilty in mosque attack plot 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Lebanon is divided among Sunni and Shiite Muslims, Christians, and smaller religious minorities. A Battle Over Daylight Saving Time Raises Tensions in Lebanon 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z As a result, the city slipped into a period of economic decline and did not recover until after Sunni Ali’s death. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Unlike the Fatimids of Egypt, the Almoravids were intolerant of any other faith, including mystic Islamic Sufism and sects of Sunni Islam. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On Thursday Mr Mikati, a Sunni Muslim, announced his decision to delay the start of daylight saving until 20 April. Lebanon wakes up in two rival time zones 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Since then, it has asserted its dominance over several Shiite political parties and their associated paramilitaries, as well as Sunni groups. Spiking violence strains sectarian ties in Iraqi province 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z A Shiite Muslim whose uncle had been murdered by Saddam’s thugs, Salam was delighted to see the domination of the dictator’s Sunni minority come to an end. Willful U.S. ignorance on Iraq destroyed my interpreter's dreams, family and life | Trudy Rubin 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It was not enough for Sunni Ali to capture Timbuktu. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z For the Kuchi, who are Sunni Muslims, being allied with the Taliban has worsened their situation. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The post-invasion constitution codified the Kurdish region’s semi-independent status, while an informal power-sharing arrangement now stipulates that Iraq’s president is always a Kurd, the prime minister a Shiite and the parliament speaker a Sunni. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Officials, residents, and analysts say at least one instance of violence in Diyala appears to be a sectarian reprisal by Shiites against Sunnis over an IS-claimed attack. Spiking violence strains sectarian ties in Iraqi province 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Yet he was friends with Sunnis in his neighborhood and took me to meet them in their mosque and in their homes. Willful U.S. ignorance on Iraq destroyed my interpreter's dreams, family and life | Trudy Rubin 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Sunni clerics and theologians were given the choice of conversion or exile. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Sunni take their name from the sunna or customs of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Xi’s Moscow summit follows what looks like a major diplomatic triumph for Beijing in the Middle East, brokering the restoration of diplomatic relations between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran. Japan’s Kishida makes surprise Kiev trip while China’s Xi visits Moscow 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Although most Sunni residents displaced during the war against IS have returned to the province, they say they are often viewed with suspicion by authorities and neighbors due to their perceived affiliation with the extremists. Spiking violence strains sectarian ties in Iraqi province 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Somehow, Iraqis would accept a U.S.-imposed Sunni monarch after the United States had deposed a Sunni dictator and elevated vengeful Shiites to power? Willful U.S. ignorance on Iraq destroyed my interpreter's dreams, family and life | Trudy Rubin 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The hostility between the sects that continues today is usually traced to the Safavid era and the dynasty’s military rivalry with the Ottomans, especially after the sultan acquired the Sunni title of caliph in 1517. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z What differences separated the two umbrella sects of Islam, the Sunni and the Shia, in the Abbasid period? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z She is a Sunni Muslim, from the religiously mixed area around Samarra about two hours north of Iraq’s capital, and at first the fighting did not touch her. The Children of the Iraq War Have Grown Up, but Some Wounds Don’t Heal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Iraqis turned against each other as the Americans imposed a system of government that split power along ethnic and sectarian lines - between the country's three main groups, Shia Muslims, Kurds and Sunni Muslims. Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z In later years, a civil war broke out between Iraq's Sunni and Shi'a Muslim factions. Why did the US and allies invade Iraq, 20 years ago? 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Sunnis who resisted conversion but remained in Iran faced death. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Sufism, a branch of Sunni Islam, blended Islam with local religious traditions, encouraging non-merchants to convert. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But back in Samarra, her fathers’ four brothers were kidnapped by anti-American Sunni insurgents. The Children of the Iraq War Have Grown Up, but Some Wounds Don’t Heal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Unwittingly, the Americans turned the balance of power in Iraq in Iran's favour by overthrowing Saddam Hussein, who was considered a Sunni bulwark against the Islamic Republic. Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Since then, tensions between the Sunni- and Shia-led neighbours have often been high, with each regarding the other as a threatening power seeking regional dominance. Saudi Arabia invited Iran's President Raisi to visit, Tehran says 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Iran and Saudi Arabia, the region's Shi'ite Muslim and Sunni powers, agreed on March 10 to re-establish relations and re-open embassies within two months after years of hostility. Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for foreign minister meeting 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Under the Iraqi dictatorship, the Sunni minority had formed the base of Mr. Hussein’s power; once he was killed, Iran set up loyal militias inside Iraq. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Even more significant, no one in Washington thought to draw up a pre-invasion strategy for sharing power in the newly liberated nation among Shiite and Sunni Arabs and ethnic Kurds. Opinion | 20 years later, despite America’s carelessness, Iraq is recovering 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z It is a sign of how bad the past 20 years have been that Saddam nostalgia is well established in Iraq, not just among his own Sunni community. Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z I was surrounded by a warm and loving community that identified as Iraqis — not as Sunnis or Shiites. Opinion | The Iraq War helped destroy what it meant to be an Iraqi 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Bahrain, a Sunni Muslim-ruled monarchy with a majority Shi'ite population, has repeatedly accused Iran of fomenting unrest in the island state, a charge Tehran denies. Iran proposes locations to Saudi Arabia for foreign minister meeting 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Saudi King Abdullah told the ambassador that before Mr. Hussein’s ouster, his kingdom — Iran’s longtime rival for influence in the Middle East — could count on Iraq as another Sunni power keeping Iran in check. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The popular disaffection among Sunni Arabs that led to the growth of the brutal Islamic State could have been prevented. Opinion | 20 years later, despite America’s carelessness, Iraq is recovering 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z In a queue for diesel in a camp near Mosul, a 48-year-old Sunni named Mohammed, raged against the Shia-led government in Baghdad and against the years of sectarian killing that followed the invasion. Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z They left the country with a sectarian political system that carved into marble a political power-sharing dynamic between Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Opinion | The Iraq War helped destroy what it meant to be an Iraqi 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z This backfired, however, by fueling a tenacious Sunni insurgency against the U.S. occupation that began soon after the 2003 invasion. 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z That could explain why, under Mr. Hussein’s repressive rule, which empowered Iraq’s Sunni minority over its Shiite majority, Iran gave shelter and support to both Shiites and Kurds in the Iraqi opposition. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z A Sunni militiaman at a checkpoint near Kharma on June 15. In Photos: The Iraq War 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Al-Qaeda, broken for a while by an alliance between the Americans and Sunni tribes, regenerated into the even more barbarous IS. Two decades on, how the UK/US-led invasion turbo-charged Iraq into chaos 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z With rare exceptions, Sunnis live in Sunni neighborhoods, and Shiites in their own. Opinion | The Iraq War helped destroy what it meant to be an Iraqi 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Those groups, rather than dissolving once the fighting stopped — as the Sunni groups did — evolved and expanded over time into the numerous Shiite militias that hold sway today. 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Afterward, the Americans diminished Sunni power in Iraq by dismantling the country’s army and purging the Sunni-dominated governing elite. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Iran is predominately Shiite, while Saudi Arabia is mainly Sunni. For Iran, Saudi Détente Could Ease Strains Regionally and at Home 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Al-Qaida in Iraq, a militant Sunni movement that attracts some of Saddam’s former Baathist security forces, leads the insurgency. Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In the rest of the country, the “soft partition” of Iraq into a Kurdish north, a Sunni west and center, and a Shiite south — an idea Joe Biden once championed — is a reality. Opinion | The Iraq War helped destroy what it meant to be an Iraqi 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Today, the power-sharing system among Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds that was put in place by the Americans is regarded by many as having undermined from the start any hope of good governance. 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Sunni Gulf monarchies feared that Iran would export its brand of Shiite theocracy across a region traditionally ruled by Sunnis. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia is a powerful regional player, considered a leader of the Sunni faith because of its custodianship of Islam’s holies sites and has close ties to the West. For Iran, Saudi Détente Could Ease Strains Regionally and at Home 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z January 2007: After enlisting sympathetic Sunni tribal leaders to oppose the anti-coalition insurgency in the so-called Sunni Awakening, President Bush orders a surge of 30,000 U.S. troops to contain the spreading violence. Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “After 2003, the people who came to power” — old-guard Sunni and Shiite parties and their affiliated militias and gangs — “did not understand about sharing democracy,” she said, tapping her pale green fingernails on the tabletop. 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Saber Soltani was leading a relatively prosperous life in Afghanistan until the Taliban returned, but living under the Sunni militant group’s rule was not an option for his Shiite family, he said. On Italy’s Coast, Empathy Mixes With Frustration After Migrant Tragedy 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Particularly worrisome to its Sunni Arab neighbors was Tehran’s consolidation of influence across a so-called Shiite Crescent stretching from Iran through Iraq and into Syria and Lebanon. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Sunni countries in the Gulf accuse Iran of interference via Shi’ite proxies in the region, something Tehran denies. Analysis: Frustrated Khamenei pushed for Saudi-Iran deal clinched in China 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria breaks Sunni militants out of prisons and mounts a battle to establish a worldwide Islamic State caliphate based in Syria. Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Under Saddam Hussein's repressive rule, Sunnis in Falluja and across Iraq had been the main beneficiaries of official patronage in business, government posts and the army, while Shi'ites were sidelined. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Iraq’s Sunnis dominated the country under Saddam, himself a Sunni. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In 2006, sectarian violence erupted in his predominantly Sunni neighbourhood of Baghdad after a bomb attack destroyed a Shi'ite mosque. Iraqis recount their struggles after Saddam Hussein's fall 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Saddam was toppled from power, and America’s war shifted the country’s governing base from minority Arab Sunnis to majority Shiites, with Kurds gaining their own autonomous region. Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’ 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Shiite and Kurdish parties take an overwhelming majority after Sunnis largely boycott. Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z As power shifted to the majority Shi'ite community, a Sunni insurgency gathered pace. Iraqi ambush of Americans made a mockery of 'Mission Accomplished' 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Sunnis have been divided by clan and ideological rivalries since 2003, which Sunni voters complain makes them weak against Shi'ite rivals. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Soon Iraq would be engulfed in a sectarian civil war in 2006-2008 mostly between Sunnis and Shi'ites. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Resentment and power struggles between the Shiites and the Sunnis fueled civil war, leading ultimately to America’s complete withdrawal in December 2011. Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’ 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z December 2005: Fighting takes on the character of a sectarian civil war between Shiites and Sunnis, with ethnic cleansing, killings and terror attacks in mixed neighborhoods. Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z A strict interpretation of Sunni Islam, including by the kingdom's traditional Wahhabi doctrine, reserves the power of creation to God, banning statues and other art expressions that create an image of a human being. Saudi sculptor steps into limelight as religious curbs ease 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z He has denied allegations that his sectarian policies pushed Sunnis into the arms of Islamic State. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Amer and millions of other people would live in fear once again as Sunni militant groups and Shi'ite militias, many backed by regional powerhouse Iran, terrorised Iraqis and fought U.S. troops. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Iraq was plunged into turmoil after Saddam, a Sunni Muslim, was toppled. 'Every victim of Saddam Hussein was waiting for this moment' 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In countries like Yemen and Syria, long caught between the Sunni kingdom and the Shiite powerhouse, the announcement stirred cautious optimism. Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z It does not mean that the Sunnis of Riyadh and the Shiites of Tehran have put aside all of their deep and visceral differences. Chinese-Brokered Deal Upends Mideast Diplomacy and Challenges U.S. 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z But the tables turned in 2003 with the U.S.-led invasion that ushered in Shi’ite dominance leaving Sunnis, vulnerable. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In October 2004, Sunni insurgents affiliated to Al Qaeda kidnapped Amer's father, brother and cousin from the family field while they were working and took them to an unknown destination only because they were Shi'ites. Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Israel and Sunni Muslim Gulf monarchies share concern over Shi'ite Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and its proxy network. Iran-Saudi ties won't hurt Israeli normalisation bid, official says 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The man was a Sunni, his wife a Shiite. When we were Vladimir Putin: The American war from hell, 20 years later 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Tensions between the Sunni and Shia-led neighbours have since often been high. Iran and Saudi Arabia to renew ties after seven-year rift 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Khanjar is a millionaire businessman who bankrolled Sunni politicians and fighters who sought to create autonomous region for the minority sect, a move criticised by Shi'ites as an invitation to tear Iraq apart. Factbox: Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Iran, the leading Shi’ite Muslim state in the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia, the region’s oil exporting giant and Sunni Muslim power, have backed opposite sides in proxy wars in Yemen, Syria and elsewhere. Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, re-open embassies -Iranian state media 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Quetta is home to many people from the Hazara ethnic minority, a predominately Shiite group that has been targeted by Sunni extremists in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Migrants’ Shipwreck Near Italy Claimed a Pro Athlete from Pakistan 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z The members of his Sunni Iraqi family, denied work permits, were living off their dwindling savings. When we were Vladimir Putin: The American war from hell, 20 years later 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Those hardships included years of resistance to foreign troops, violence between Sunnis and Shiites, and attacks by Islamic State group extremists who once controlled large areas, including Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul. Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Sunni Muslim power Saudi Arabia and its allies have long warned about regional rival Shi'ite Iran's missile and drone capabilities and proxy network, especially after attacks on Saudi oil facilities in 2019. Security drives U.S., Saudi efforts to overcome tensions 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The Sunni terrorist group has long viewed Shiite Muslims as apostates, according to a report by Brookings. Militant in Iran identified as al-Qaeda’s probable new chief in U.N. report 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z A year later, authorities arrested more than 20 clerics and intellectuals on charges of espionage and contact with the Muslim Brotherhood, the transnational Sunni Islamic movement that the government considers a terrorist organization. From oil to coffee: A prince's campaign to rebrand Saudi identity 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z In freezing temperatures, underneath the rubble, lay thousands of Turks and Kurds, citizens and Syrian refugees, rich and poor, Alawites and Sunnis. Opinion | Turkey’s earthquake death toll might be more than just a natural disaster 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Under Iraq’s unofficial power-sharing arrangement, the country’s president is always a Kurd, the prime minister a Shiite and the parliament speaker a Sunni. Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z The next year, he survived two assassination attempts attributed to Sunni militants. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general turned autocrat, dies at 79 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia long backed Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim factions and tried to push out Iran’s influence through Shiite Hezbollah. Qatar boosts influence in Lebanon amid multiple crises 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Muslim-majority Chad has not publicly spoken of any significant presence by Iran or Hezbollah, a Tehran-backed Lebanese political party with a powerful militia, in the Sahel, parts of which are contending with Sunni Islamist insurgencies. Israel to Chad: need to curb Iran, Hezbollah clout in Sahel 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z More than 300 worshippers were praying in the Sunni mosque, with more approaching, when the bomber set off his explosives vest. Militant who killed 101 at Pakistan mosque wore uniform 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The TTP espouses a strict vision of Sunni Islam, similar to that of the Afghan Taliban. Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast skyrockets to at least 83 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The assault on a Sunni mosque inside a major police facility was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistani security forces in recent years. Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 83 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Last March, Peshawar was the target of another bombing, which killed dozens in a Shia Muslim mosque in the majority Sunni Muslim country. Pakistan mosque blast: More confirmed dead in marathon search of rubble 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Bahrain, a Sunni Muslim-ruled monarchy with a restive Shi'ite population, has deep unease over Qatar's relations with Iran. Bahrain's crown prince calls Qatari emir in apparent step towards mending fences 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Pakistan, which is mostly Sunni Muslim, has seen a surge in militant attacks since November when the Pakistani Taliban ended a cease-fire with government forces. Militant who killed 101 at Pakistan mosque wore uniform 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Bitar, a devout Catholic from Akkar region of the north, has charged officials from across the sectarian spectrum including Shi'ites, Sunnis and Christians. Lebanon's Bitar wages uphill struggle for justice over port blast 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Pakistan, which is mostly Sunni Muslim, has seen a surge in militant attacks since November, when the Pakistani Taliban ended their cease-fire with government forces. Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 83 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Relations between Shiite-dominated Iraq and the other Gulf countries, which are mostly Sunni, had been essentially frozen for almost a decade after the U.S. invasion toppled the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. Stampede Outside Soccer Stadium in Iraq Leaves at Least One Dead 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The conflict is widely seen in the region as a proxy war between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran. Davos 2023: Saudi foreign minister sees progress to end Yemen conflict 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z He had also sought to question the then Sunni prime minister. Beirut blast protesters say judiciary targets them not officials 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Like any political figure in Lebanon, Mr. Husseini was defined by how he fit within the country’s mix of Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Christians and other groups such as Druze. Hussein Husseini, ‘father’ of pact that ended Lebanon’s civil war, dies at 85 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Dpa cited an unidentified German security official as saying there was no indication the suspect had acted on behalf of the Iranian state, but rather that he allegedly supported a Sunni extremist group. Germany: Iranian held in suspected poison plot after U.S. tip 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z A top dissident Iranian Sunni cleric on Friday denounced as un-Islamic Iran's alleged use of forced confessions to convict detained protesters, as weekly demonstrations continued in the county's southeast. Pentagon awards L3Harris $40 mln anti-drone weapon systems contract 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z A subsequent comment after the massacre of Christians in Egypt led the Al Azhar center in Cairo, the seat of Sunni Muslim learning, to suspend ties with the Vatican, which were only restored under Francis. Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Human rights groups accused Sadr militiamen of kidnapping and killing Sunnis at the height of Iraq's civil war. Analysis: Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The deal added to a long-established three-way split that reserved Lebanon’s presidency for a Maronite Christian, the prime minister for a Sunni and the speaker of parliament for a Shiite. Hussein Husseini, ‘father’ of pact that ended Lebanon’s civil war, dies at 85 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The Middle East's leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran have been on opposing sides of conflicts across the region including in Syria and Yemen. Iran's foreign minister says he spoke to Saudi counterpart at Jordan conference 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Tehran and Riyadh, the leading Shi’ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, have backed opposite sides in proxy wars across the region, from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere. Mideast foes among attendees at France-backed conference in Jordan 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The impoverished Sistan-Baluchistan province is home to the Baluchi minority, an ethnic group which follows Sunni Islam rather than the Shi'ite Islam of Iran's clerical leaders and has long complained of discrimination by the authorities. Four Iranian security personnel killed in southeast Iran, IRNA says 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Sadr says his fighters were hunting down Sunni insurgents not civilians. Analysis: Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Qatar follows an ultraconservative form of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism. Qatar offers World Cup visitors an introduction to Islam 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Israel and Sunni Muslim Gulf monarchies share concern over Shi'ite Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and its proxy network, and see economic opportunities in the Abraham Accords. Israel's Netanyahu urges US to reaffirm commitment to Saudi Arabia - Al Arabiya 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Sunni and Shiite Muslims and eight Christian denominations constitute the registered religious groups; unregistered religious groups are illegal, but Qatari authorities generally permit them to practice their faith privately, the report added. At ‘Church City,’ a taste of Catholic life in Qatar 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z He chronicled the 1991 U.S.-led war to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait and Saddam Hussein’s withering attacks to put down internal uprisings by Shiites and Kurds challenging his Sunni Muslim-led regime in Baghdad. Milton Viorst, writer who explored Mideast affairs, dies at 92 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Most are Shiite Muslims, despised and targeted by Sunni militants like the Islamic State group, and discriminated against by many in the Sunni majority country. Afghan academic rebuilds life in Italy, dreams of returning 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Under Lebanon’s power-sharing system since its independence from France in 1943, a president has to come from the Maronite Catholic sect; the prime minister is a Sunni and the parliament speaker a Shiite. EXPLAINER: Why can’t Lebanon elect a president? 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The country is secular and religiously pluralistic by law, but the majority of Indonesians are adherents to Sunni Islam. New Indonesian criminal code would ban extramarital relations, cohabitation before marriage 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The extremist Sunni Muslim group has most often targeted sites in Shiite Muslim communities, in a long-standing campaign against a sect it views as heretical. At least 10 students killed in school bombing in northern Afghanistan 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z IS has carried out bombings targeting in particular Afghanistan’s Shiite Muslim minority but has also targeted Sunni mosques and madrassas, especially ones connected to the Taliban. Taliban: At least 10 killed by bombing of religious school 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Members of Shia and Sunni religious sects live together, mostly in harmony. Qatar’s World Cup Showcases New Ties With Saudi Arabia, but Scars Remain 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Pakistan also wanted the insurgents to accept its constitution and sever all ties with the Islamic State group, another Sunni militant group with a regional affiliate that is active in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan Taliban ends cease-fire with govt, vows new attacks 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Religion is another differentiator - there are Muslims, both Sunni and Shiite with subgroups within, and minority Christians, Druze, Baha’i and others. Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Religion is another differentiator — there are Muslims, both Sunni and Shiite with subgroups within, and minority Christians, Druze, Baha’i and others. Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Hashim noted that the area was predominately Sunni Muslim, with a small Roman Catholic minority, and that support there for Hezbollah, a Shiite group, was limited. The Disputed Border Where Every Shepherd Is Seen as a Potential Spy 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Qatar’s most powerful clan originates from the Arabian Peninsula’s landlocked interior, where the ultraconservative form of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism was born. Culture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for World Cup party 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim nation of 500,000 people had the highest number of people per capita fighting in foreign wars. Maldives arrests 14 for alleged Islamic State-tied bomb plot 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z They also have shared foes, including the Sunni Arab groups backed by Turkey. Factbox-What is the Syrian Kurdish YPG? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z "Our spiritual leader, whether Shia or Sunni, has to pay attention to what he says," Pakpour said, as reported by state television. Iranians protest nationwide, mark "Bloody Friday" 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Its national mosque is named after the 18th century religious figure, Mohammed Ibn Abdul-Wahhab, who spurred the ultraconservative interpretation of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism. EXPLAINER: Islam in Qatar explained ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Qatar follows an ultraconservative form of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism, though unlike neighboring Saudi Arabia, foreigners can drink alcohol. EXPLAINER: Qatar’s history, politics ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Arab leaders have largely been silent about the victory of Netanyahu, whose record of hardline opposition to Shi'ite Muslim power Iran has helped forge ties with Sunni Muslim Gulf leaders. Bahrain will build on partnership with Israel, says king's adviser 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Some of the worst bloodshed has been in Iran's restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, where many of the predominantly Shi'ite Muslim country's Sunni minority live. President Raisi says Iran thwarted U.S. destabilisation 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Al-Tayeb also called for Sunni and Shiite Muslims to engage in a similar process of dialogue and try to heal their centuries of divisions, saying Al-Azhar was prepared to host such an encounter. Pope blasts ‘childlike’ wars at Bahrain interfaith summit 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z But in the runup to his visit to Bahrain, Shiite opposition groups and human rights organizations have urged Francis to raise human rights violations against the majority Shiites by the Sunni monarchy. Pope presses Muslim dialogue in first papal visit to Bahrain 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z In the Gulf, where Arab concern over Iran's regional power dominates security strategy, Netanyahu's record of hardline opposition to the Shi'ite Muslim-dominated Islamic Republic has helped forge ties with Sunni Muslim Arab leaders. Analysis: Arabs view revived Netanyahu with concern but as balance against Iran 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Some major Arab states including Saudi Arabia and Qatar backed Sunni Muslim rebels fighting Assad, a close ally of Iran. Algeria hosts divided Arab states for summit 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The island off the coast of Saudi Arabia is ruled by a Sunni monarchy that violently quashed 2011 Arab Spring protests there with the aid of allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Bahrain’s Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Bahrain is ruled by a Sunni monarchy that has been accused by human rights groups of systematic discrimination against its Shiite majority, charges the government rejects. Pope blasts ‘childlike’ wars at Bahrain interfaith summit 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim monarchy used force to suppress protests, led mostly by the Shi'ite Muslim community, and cracked down on sporadic unrest and dissent later. Pope urged to talk of human rights, political prisoners, in Bahrain visit 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Under Lebanon’s power-sharing agreement, the president has to be a Maronite Christian, the parliament speaker a Shiite and the prime minister a Sunni Muslim. Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z On Friday, soldiers surrounded a key Sunni mosque in the area where residents rallied against the Iranian government, while also shooting at demonstrators, activists said. Activists say Iranian forces shot at protesters, killing 2 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The deaths in Zahedan were widely criticised, including by a top Sunni cleric who said senior officials including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were responsible "before God". Police chief in Iran's restive Zahedan city dismissed -state news agency 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Sadr’s withdrawal opened the way for a rival political bloc made up mostly of Iran-backed Shiite parties to take control in a coalition with Kurdish and Sunni political parties. Iraqi Parliament Approves New Government After a Yearlong Delay 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z "Takfiri" is a term used by predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran to refer to hardline, armed, Sunni Islamist groups. Iran says attack on shrine will not go unanswered -Tasnim 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Christians, Sunnis and Shiites each make about a third of Lebanon’s 5 million people. Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Officials were cited as saying they acted like "takfiri terrorists" - a reference to Sunni Muslim extremists. Gunmen kill 15 in attack on Shia mausoleum in southern Iran 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z That year, he wrote to Khamenei urging the state to pay greater attention to Sunnis. Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Hezbollah and its allies have close ties to Shi'ite-led Iran and Syria, while their opponents in the Christian and Sunni communities look to the West and Sunni-led Gulf Arab states. Explainer: What's at stake as Lebanon faces presidential vacuum? 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z He said 150 "thugs attacked public property and even those shops belonging to Sunnis". Iran's Guards warn cleric over 'agitating' in restive southeast 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Syria's President Bashar al-Assad met a delegation from Hamas on Wednesday, with the Sunni Palestinian Islamist faction saying the meeting could help "turn the page" after shunning Damascus for a decade. France repatriates 40 children, 15 women from Syria - foreign ministry 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Each was from a different part of my life — two journalists, one a Sunni Kurd, another a feminist activist involved in the protest movement long before the rest of the world was talking about it. Opinion | The Evin Prison fire brought me right back to my time jailed there 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z He complained that Sunnis in Iran were denied opportunities in higher management and did not even have a proper mosque in Tehran, according to excerpts of the letter on his website. Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z It has eased into reconciliation with Syria more slowly, fearing a backlash from its mostly Sunni Muslim financiers and other supporters, given that most of the victims of Assad's crackdown in Syria were Sunnis. Hamas leaders meet Assad in Damascus to 'turn the page' 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Abdolhamid, the Sunni cleric, described the Sept. 30 killing as a massacre, saying bullets had been fired at heads and chests. Iran's Guards warn cleric over 'agitating' in restive southeast 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z War has raged for eight years in Yemen between Shiite Houthi rebels and pro-government forces backed by a coalition of Sunni Gulf Arab states. Children starve as Yemen teeters on a return to fighting 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z In Iran, they are typically Sunni Muslim, subject to heightened discrimination by Iran’s theocratic Shiite government. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z In that time, he has built strong support within his region's Sunni population. Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The Baluchi minority, estimated to number up to 2 million, follow Sunni Islam rather than the Shi'ite Islam of Iran's clerical rulers. Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z The Baluch and the Kurds are also predominantly Sunni communities in a country ruled by a theocratic Shiite government. ‘Bloody Friday’: Witnesses describe the deadliest crackdown in Iran protests 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z It’s ethnically diverse — with thousands of Shiite Persians rallying to support the cause of Amini, a Sunni Kurd. Opinion | The Iranian regime has never faced a movement like this one 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Under that system, the prime minister is Shiite, the president a Kurd and the speaker of Parliament a Sunni Arab. Iraqi Parliament Elects New President as Rockets Target Green Zone 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z His sermons have long called for equal rights for Sunnis - who make up an estimated 5% of Iran's roughly 84 million people - criticising a lack of economic opportunities and freedom of worship. Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Estimated to number some 10 million, Iranian Kurds are also Sunnis and mostly live in northwestern regions bordering Turkey and Iraq - which also have large Kurdish minorities. Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Sadr had initially sought to form a parliamentary majority by allying himself with Kurdish and Sunni Muslim parties, excluding the Iran-backed Shi'ite groups. Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Minority Kurds, mainly Sunni Muslims in Shi'ite-dominated Iran, speak a language related to Farsi and live mostly in a mountainous region straddling the borders of Armenia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z “This protest started with the death of a Sunni, Kurdish woman, which brings together again the intersection of women’s issues, and also ethnic minorities,” he added, referring to the Shiite Muslim-majority population of Iran. Iranian women at home and abroad cut their hair to protest Mahsa Amini's death 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In recent years, he has asked Iranian leaders to put at least one Sunni as a cabinet minister, vice president or deputy minister, to no avail. Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Iran has previously accused Sunni Arab states of a role in fomenting trouble in the region. Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Under a power-sharing system designed to avoid sectarian conflict, Iraq's president is a Kurd, its prime minister a Shi'ite and its parliament speaker a Sunni. Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Most of those killed and injured Friday were ethnic Hazaras, a Shiite Muslim minority that has been targeted repeatedly by Sunni militants over the years. “She wanted to be a teacher:” Kabul attack kills girls with big dreams 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, is a flashpoint for clashes with drug smuggling gangs, as well as rebels from the Baluchi minority and Sunni Muslim extremist groups. Iran protests: 'Nine Europeans' arrested in latest unrest 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In 2018, Abdolhamid sent a letter to neighbouring Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, urging him to act as a mediator with Iranian authorities to help end the "massive discrimination" suffered by Sunnis. Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z George W. Bush, just a few weeks before invading Iraq, did not know who Sunnis and Shiites were. How the GOP weaponized ignorance — and how “smart people acting like dopes” stay in power 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The stricture has earned the group the nickname the Jewish Taliban because of seeming similarities with the dress code enforced by the Sunni Muslim extremist group which controls Afghanistan. Children removed from Jewish sect's jungle compound in Mexico 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z The war in Syria, where Sunni rebels battled the Alawite-led state backed by Shi'ite Iran, turned Qaradawi against the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, which he had once praised for fighting Israel. OBITUARY Sheikh Qaradawi, Islamist champion of Arab revolts, dies at 96 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z The city and its surrounding areas have been a fertile recruiting ground for young Sunni Muslim jihadists. Poverty in Lebanon's 'city of billionaires' drives deadly migration 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z But it fed into conspiracy theories and propaganda promoted by the government of Iran, which has positioned itself as the champion of minority Shiite Muslims in the clash with more populous Sunni Muslim nations. Iran’s leader blames U.S. for nuclear deal impasse; Biden vows no bomb for Tehran 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Bahrain was convulsed by a 2011 revolt supported by its Shiite majority against its Sunni monarchy, but there was hardly any sign of unrest in any other Gulf country. Queen’s reign saw British leave Mideast with a mixed legacy 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z “The mutual fear of Iran presents obvious opportunities for new alliances between Israel and the Sunni states,” said Jonathan Schanzer, a Middle East scholar with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Tepid embrace of Trump Mideast breakthroughs means missed opportunities under Biden 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z After the invasion, Iraq’s long-sidelined Shiite Muslim majority came to dominate government, and the power struggle between Shiite and Sunni political groups fueled a sectarian war. With Government Paralyzed and Militias Fighting, Iraq’s Instability Deepens 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The Herat mosque draws followers of Sunni Islam, the dominant stream in Afghanistan that is also followed by the Taliban. Blast in Afghan mosque, officials report dead and wounded 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Hezbollah responded by capturing by force Sunni neighborhoods in Beirut. Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam, a Sunni, reversed the political order. EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad? 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Iraq has internal tensions: Its Shia Arab majority became politically powerful after 2003, breeding resentment among Iraq's Sunni Arabs, Kurds and other minority communities. Iraq: Tense calm in Baghdad after cleric issues appeal 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z This time, the fighting is among the Shi’ite majority that has ruled Iraq since the 2003 U.S. invasion which toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein. Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone after day of clashes - army 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Islamic State followers are also Sunnis and consider Shiites to be infidels. Blast in Afghan mosque, officials report dead and wounded 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Across the Arab world, it cemented an image of Hezbollah as a sectarian Shiite force fighting mainly Sunni insurgents and spreading Iran’s power. Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Just under two-thirds of Iraq is Shiite, with a third Sunni. EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad? 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Officials in Israel, the United States and some Sunni Arab countries like Saudi Arabia have said they are increasingly concerned that Iran’s advancing drone technology could destabilize the region and empower militias backed by Iran. The first shipment of Iranian military drones arrives in Russia. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Riyadh and Tehran, the leading Sunni Muslim and Shi'ite powers in the region respectively, have have been locked in a decades long rivalry. Saudi-Iran talks to resume when conditions right in Iraq, says Iranian envoy 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The Sunni Muslim extremists' "harsh enforcement" of their hardline version of Islam "violates the freedom of religion or belief" of a wide range of Afghans, said the U.S. Taliban impose 'harsh' limits on Afghans' religious freedom -U.S. panel 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Sadr was the biggest winner of last year's election but was unable to form a government along with Kurdish and Sunni Muslim Arab parties, excluding his Iran-backed Shi'ite rivals. Iraq's judiciary suspends activities as cleric Sadr fuels political crisis 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Writing in a period after the initial establishment of the Sunni sect, he sought to refute various challenges to its teachings from both Shi’ite religious scholars and philosophers. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Last year Sunni Muslim powerhouse Saudi Arabia moved to improve ties with foe Shi'ite Muslim Iran with five rounds of direct talks so far. UAE, upgrading ties with Iran, says envoy to return to Tehran within days 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Similarly, in his trip to the Middle East, President Biden focused on new coalitions — one among Israel, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, and another between the Sunni Arab states and Israel. Opinion | What Ukraine teaches us about the world 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, which are locked in proxy conflicts around the region, have so far held five rounds of talks in Iraq to pursue normalisation. Iran calls for release of haj pilgrim detained in Saudi Arabia 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Shehab belongs to the minority Shiite sect of Islam — viewed by many hard-line Sunni Muslims as heretical and whose adherents in Saudi Arabia are often automatically viewed with suspicion by the Sunni authorities. Female Saudi activist gets record 34 years in prison for critical tweets 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z "It wasn't Sunni and Shia, it was extremism," said Kadhim, a Shi'ite who helped organize a Muslim unity march on Friday. In New Mexico, Muslims reject sectarian label for killings 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The Taliban are hardline followers of the Sunni branch of Islam, and were previously almost exclusively associated with the Pashtun ethnicity. Taliban kill one of their ex-leaders from minority Hazara community 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Egypt has historically been one of the major centers Sunni Islam in the region. Coptic Leader Criticizes Egypt’s Building Restrictions on Churches After Deadly Fire 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Legislators who supported him won the most seats of any faction and had almost forged a governing coalition supported by Kurdish and Sunni partners. A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Shiites have long complained of marginalization in the country and are viewed with suspicion by many Sunnis, who often see them as sympathizers of rival Iran, the world’s largest Shiite country. Despite promises, Saudi executions already nearly double from last year 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z "He must have observed us praying in the same pattern as all other Sunni do," said Imtiaz Hussain, who believes his brother was shot by more than one person. In New Mexico, Muslims reject sectarian label for killings 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z He and other Shiite Muslims in the city contacted one another nervously, wondering whether the killer could be not only a fellow Muslim, but a Sunni targeting his victims to coincide with the Shiite holiday. Muslim Killings in Albuquerque Stir Sectarian Ghosts 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z It is believed that the predominantly Pashtun movement first appeared in religious seminaries - mostly paid for by money from Saudi Arabia - which preached a hardline form of Sunni Islam. Who are the Taliban? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z His death is often depicted as the start of the division between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The move comes as Sunni Muslim powerhouse Saudi Arabia works to improve ties with Shi'ite Iran, with which it has been locked in a rivalry that has played out across conflicts in the region. Kuwait names first ambassador to Iran in over six years 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z In a country where elites rule by consensus, rival Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni politicians have been unable to agree on key government appointments. Baghdad gripped by protests as political rivals vie for power 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Two of the victims were Shiites, but the realization that the only Sunni victim, Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, also shared the name led many to wonder if the killer may have targeted him by mistake. Muslim Killings in Albuquerque Stir Sectarian Ghosts 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The boyfriend, who was found with a bloody nose, scratches and bruises, told police he was attacked because Syed, a Sunni Muslim, did not want his daughter in a relationship with a Shiite man. Suspect in 4 New Mexico killings left trail of violence 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Sunnis and Kurds have remained on the sidelines. A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Religious discrimination has long been a problem in Pakistan, a mainly Sunni Muslim state of more than 200 million people, with attacks against Shi’ites, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs in recent years. Man from Ahmadi minority stabbed to death in Pakistan 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Shiites make up the second largest branch in Islam after Sunnis. Afghan man charged in killings of Muslims in New Mexico 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Sunni and Shiite Muslims differ in their beliefs over who was the proper successor to the Prophet Muhammad when he died nearly 1,400 years ago. Muslim Killings in Albuquerque Stir Sectarian Ghosts 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z According to a report in the Daily Beast, the killings were motivated by Mr. Syed, a Sunni Muslim, becoming enraged over his daughter marrying a Shiite Muslim. Report: Police identify suspect in Muslim killings as fellow Muslim 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The camp has seen intermittent clashes in recent years between the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and allied factions against Sunni Islamist factions. Palestinian official assassinated in Lebanon -security sources 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z During the Syrian civil war, Islamic Jihad never broke with Iran’s close ally, Syria, despite the Syrian government’s war against rebels who were, like Islamic Jihad and Hamas, Sunni Islamists. Another Gaza Conflict, but With a Difference: Hamas Sat It Out. 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z “Our Shiite community has always been there for us and we, Sunnis, have always been there for them,” she said. Afghan man charged in killings of Muslims in New Mexico 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z It also intensified domestic and international pressure on Afghanistan’s new religious rulers, who are Sunni Muslims, to fulfill their pledge to protect all Afghan citizens after they took power last August. Another blast in Kabul targets Shiite community 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z The spate of bombings in April had previously drawn angry protests from Shiite leaders and activists, who mistrusted the Sunni leaders’ commitment to protecting them. ISIS targets Shiites in Afghanistan, further roiling Taliban rule 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The cleric, along with his Kurdish and Sunni allies, called for a majority government that would exclude the Coordination Framework. World Digest: Aug. 3, 2022 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The cleric, along with his Kurdish and Sunni allies, called for a majority government that would exclude the Framework. Iraqi cleric calls for dissolution of parliament, early vote 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Iraq's main Shi'ite leaders, who share power with large but less influential Sunni and Kurdish parties which Iraqis say are just as guilty of corruption, all deny they have mismanaged state institutions and stolen money. Former Iraqi activists dismayed as powerful groups use protest tactics 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Until now, people here were far more focused on the threat posed by a different Sunni Muslim extremist movement, known as the Islamic State-Khorasan or ISIS-K. Taliban facing backlash after U.S. drone strike against al-Qaeda leader 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Both Shiite and Sunni residents near the shrine praised the Taliban forces, saying they had fought hard to stop the terrorists in their midst. ISIS targets Shiites in Afghanistan, further roiling Taliban rule 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Worried by the growing influence of Shi'ite Iran along its border, Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia intervened at the head of a Western-backed coalition in March 2015 in support of the Saudi-backed government. Explainer: With Yemen truce renewed, what are the prospects of peace? 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z He eventually opened a practice in a duplex owned by his parents, and he occasionally tended patients at a Cairo clinic sponsored by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist political opposition group. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda leader, killed at 71 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Religiously observant from boyhood, he immersed himself in a violent branch of a Sunni Islamic revival that sought to replace the governments of Egypt and other Arab nations with a harsh interpretation of Islamic rule. EXPLAINER: Who was al-Zawahri — and why did US kill him? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Both groups were rooted in Sunni Muslim extremism. Killed at 71, Ayman al-Zawahri Led a Life of Secrecy and Violence 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Sadr led an armed insurgency against the U.S. occupation of Iraq after American and international troops toppled Sunni Muslim dictator Saddam Hussein. Factbox: Iraq’s competing Shi’ite groups 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The Sadrists have called for new elections and an end to the political system that has existed since the U.S.-led invasion which toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein. Baghdad braces for clashes as rival camps to stage protests 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In September, Sunni tycoon Najib Mikati forms a government but it is paralysed by tension over the probe into the port explosion. Lebanon's ordeal: from civil strife to economic collapse 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In 2017, Iraqi forces, together with a U.S.-led coalition and Iranian military support, defeated the Sunni Muslim extremist Islamic State group that had taken over a third of Iraq. Sadr's followers set up for long sit-in at Iraq parliament 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Now there is no figure, neither Shiite, Sunni nor Kurd, who is able to reach across Iraq’s disparate religious, ethnic and political identities to respond to people’s demands, said the Atlantic Council’s Mr. Kadhim. Followers of Iraqi Cleric Occupy Parliament Again, Demanding Reforms 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Since Saddam was toppled, Shi'ite parties which represent the country's demographic majority have held the post of prime minister, Kurds the presidency and Sunnis the role of parliament speaker. Deadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reforms 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z |
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