One of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran.
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Examples for "Shiah"
Examples for "Shiah"
1The call to prayer from the minarets was adapted to Shiah taste.
2The Shiah, however, gradually evolved ideas that seemed even closer to Christian incarnation.
3He had subjugated Eastern Persia by that time and founded the Shiah religion.
4The various branches of the Shiah traced the divine succession differently.
5He might have been a Sûni-but he was a Shiah.
1They said the attack took place in the Shia district of Shaab.
2Four car bombs hit Shia districts of the Iraqi capital yesterday afternoon.
3In southern Iraq, the battle for votes between Shia parties is intensifying.
4They are thought to include Shia who took part in anti-government protests.
5As Shia Muslims, they differed from the main Sunni branch of Islam.
6Yemen's Shia rebels accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out the attack.
7The lawsuit alleges that the city has no mosque for Shia Muslims.
8They are of Tajik, Uzbek or Mongol descent and largely Shia Muslim.
9But Shia groups such as Hezbollah do not care for such self-restraint.
10While Shia LaBeouf is the hero of Fallen, Josh is the beefcake.
11Soon after, he was kidnapped by Shia extremists, beaten and shot dead.
12And then Shia LaBeouf, the one who puts bags over his head.
13The fall of Saddam allowed the long-suppressed Shia majority to rise to power.
14Blame the Shia for the success of the British 'divide and conquer' strategy.
15To the Shia militias surrounding them, however, the matter is far from settled.
16Israel says Iran has recruited tens of thousands of Shia fighters in Syria.