A lot of people compare the differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims with differences between Protestants and Catholics, but are these even in the same category? There’s some validity there, though religious comparisons are dicey. The obvious similarity is that both are divisions within great ...
History of the Shiite and Sunni Conflict Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions What is the difference between Shiite and Shia? Shia is another form of the word Shiite. Both refer to the branch of Islam that believes only blood relatives of the Prophet Muhammad are worthy to be religious ...
Saddam Hussein -- a Sunni -- was overthrown, and a Shiite government took over. That government proceeded to marginalize the Sunnis, and now some of those disenfranchised Sunnis have gone on to form the so-called Islamic State, or ISIS. ...
1 ENTRIES FOUND: Shiite(noun) Shiitenoun orShi'ite/ˈʃiːˌaɪt/ pluralShiitesorShiites Britannica Dictionary definition of SHIITE [count] :a Muslim who is a member of the Shia branch of Islam—comparesunni — Shiite orShi'iteadjective,always used before a noun ...
For several weeks now there has been growing evidence that Twitter is being used for a covert and highly organised propaganda operation which disparages Shia Muslims while supporting the Sunni Muslim governments of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.