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Arabs are part of an ethnic group, not a religion.
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Shia Muslims are similar to Roman Catholics in Christianity. They have a strong clerical presence via Imams and promote the idea of going through them to practice the religion correctly. Sunni Muslims are more like Protestant Christians. They don’t really focus on Imams and believe in maintaining a more direct line to God than the Shia.
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Iraq
Mostly Shia (roughly 60%), but under Saddam the Shia were oppressed and the Sunni were in power despite being only 20% of the population. Arab.Iran
Shia. NOT Arab.Palestine
Sunni. Arab.Egypt
Sunni. Arab.Saudi Arabia
Sunni. Arab.Syria
Sunni. Arab.Jordan
Sunni. Arab.Gulf States
Sunni. Arab.
Here’s how the various Middle Eastern countries break down in terms of Sunni vs. Shia and whether or not they are predominantly Arab. Keep in mind that these are generalizations; significant diversity exists in many of the countries listed.
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Mathieu PlourdeThis lack of knowledge hurts our ability to understand world events and, consequently, our ability to hold intelligent opinions about those events.
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