Electronic Resource
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites
| العنوان: | Islam: Sunnis and Shiites |
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| المؤلفون: | LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, Blanchard, Christopher M. |
| المصدر: | DTIC |
| بيانات النشر: | 2010-03-03 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Electronic Resource |
| مستخلص: | The majority of the world's Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of Islam, and approximately 10-15% of all Muslims follow the Shiite (Shi'ite, Shi'a, Shia) branch. Shiite populations constitute a majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, and Azerbaijan. There are also significant Shiite populations in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. Sunnis and Shiites share most basic religious tenets. However, their differences sometimes have been the basis for religious intolerance, political infighting, and sectarian violence. This report includes a historical background of the Sunni-Shiite split and discusses the differences in religious beliefs and practices between and within each Islamic sect as well as their similarities. The report also relates Sunni and Shiite religious beliefs to discussions of terrorism and sectarian violence that may be of interest during the 111th Congress. Also see CRS Report RS21695, The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya, by Christopher M. Blanchard. CRS Report for Congress |
| مصطلحات الفهرس: | Government and Political Science, SECTARIAN VIOLENCE, ISLAM, PAKISTAN, IRAQ, KUWAIT, IRAN, TERRORISM, RELIGION, SAUDI ARABIA, AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, SYRIA, LEBANON, POPULATION, ISLAMIC SECT, MUSLIM POPULATIONS, POLITICAL INFIGHTING, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE, SHIITE POPULATIONS, SUNNI BRANCH, SHIITES, SUNNI-SHIITE SPLIT, SUNNIS, Text |
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| الاتاحة: | Open access content. Open access content Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| ملاحظة: | text/html English |
| Other Numbers: | DTICE ADA521232 832083570 |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsoai.ocn832083570 |
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