What's the Difference Between Sunni and Shia Muslims
- 9 years ago
In the Middle East, the battle between the Sunnis and Shiites has been going on for quite some time. With one and a half billion Muslims in the world, it is extremely unlikely that they are ALL involved. In fact, this age-old conflict isn't even about religion. Check out this episode to see what the Sunni-Shiite conflict is really about.
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World's Muslim population more widespread than you might think
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/...
There are an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, making Islam the world's second-largest religious tradition after Christianity.
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites
http://fas.org/irp/crs/RS21745.pdf
Christopher M. Blanchard, Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs.
Sunnis and Shiites - Why Do They Fight?
http://www.aim.org/guest-column/sunni...
Several readers have asked if I would educate them on the reasons why Sunnis and Shiites hate each other as they do... as if I were an authority on Islam.
The Origins Of The Shiite-Sunni Split
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/20...
It's not known precisely how many of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims are Shiites. The Shiites are a minority, making up between 10 percent and 15 percent of the Muslim population.
UAE fares well in global peaceful country index
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/in...
Want to know how peaceful the world is? Log on to the website visionofhumanity.org and it will give you the peace ranking of the country in which you live.
Learn More:
World's Muslim population more widespread than you might think
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/...
There are an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, making Islam the world's second-largest religious tradition after Christianity.
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites
http://fas.org/irp/crs/RS21745.pdf
Christopher M. Blanchard, Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs.
Sunnis and Shiites - Why Do They Fight?
http://www.aim.org/guest-column/sunni...
Several readers have asked if I would educate them on the reasons why Sunnis and Shiites hate each other as they do... as if I were an authority on Islam.
The Origins Of The Shiite-Sunni Split
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/20...
It's not known precisely how many of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims are Shiites. The Shiites are a minority, making up between 10 percent and 15 percent of the Muslim population.
UAE fares well in global peaceful country index
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/in...
Want to know how peaceful the world is? Log on to the website visionofhumanity.org and it will give you the peace ranking of the country in which you live.