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Meanings of Sunni in English
Catalan
sunnita A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad.
Portuguese
islão sunita Spanish
sunismo Synonyms
Examples for "Sunni Islam"
Examples for "Sunni Islam"
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In the 1970s, Ali converted to Sunni Islam, the largest Muslim denomination worldwide.
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I would argue it is a very profound enemy to Sunni Islam itself.
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Most follow Sunni Islam and speak their own distinct languages.
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It propagates a hard-line curriculum based on the radical Deobandi strain of Sunni Islam.
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Islamic State subscribes to a puritanical school of Sunni Islam that considers Shi'ites as heretics.
Usage of Sunni in English
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The al Qaeda-affiliated Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility.
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The violence between majority Shi'ites and minority Sunni Arabs threatens civil war.
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Iranian media say Sunni insurgent group Jundollah claimed responsibility for the bombing.
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RELIGION: The official religion is Islam, and Libyan Muslims are mainly Sunni.
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U.S. officials said he had organised a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
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Large blasts sometimes set off reprisal attacks against the minority Sunni community.
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A Sunni extremist group, the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, was blamed.
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U.S. officials said he had organized a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
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His comments come as as Sunni-led insurgents seize more towns in Iraq.
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The explosion took place in the mostly Sunni Saidiya district, police said.
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Tripoli, historically a stronghold for Sunni Islamism, is seen as particularly vulnerable.
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Jisr al-Shughour is home mainly to people from the Sunni Muslim majority.
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The fate of this mostly Sunni population is yet to be determined.
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Iraq declared victory over the hardline Sunni militant group in December 2017.
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Some factions believe in conservative Islamist principles and an Iraqi Sunni identity.
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He added that Sunni militants were receiving support from outside the country.
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