A member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs.
1Kurdish political blocs have more often reached political deals with Shi'ite parties.
2An attack on a major Shi'ite holy site could fuel sectarian violence.
3Shi'ite leaders said many of the officials were implicated in the violence.
4Sunni-Shi'ite tensions threatened to boil over into a civil war last year.
5He said Shi'ite-dominated Iran did not want the Taliban back in power.
6But he said that some Shi'ite paramilitary factions had exploited the situation.
7The list of banned candidates actually included more Shi'ite politicians than Sunnis.
8The new Shi'ite alliance is still four seats short of a majority.
9The Shi'ite militias have also made inroads within the government security apparatus.
10Youths from the majority Shi'ite community clash nightly with police in villages.
11The group has also attacked Christians and Shi'ite Muslims in the region.
12Shi'ite Muslims account for some 15 percent of mainly Sunni Muslim Afghanistan.
13Assad counts on the support of long-time ally Russia and Shi'ite Iran.
14Shi'ite frustrations with waves of attacks on them have reached boiling point.
15The Saudis also accuse Tehran of instigating protests among their Shi'ite minority.
16His casket is expected to be taken to other Shi'ite sites first.