A member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad.
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Examples for "Sunnite "
1 They are Sunnite Mahommedans in distinction from the Hazara who are Shiites.
2 The Persians are mostly Shyites, and refuse to receive the Sunnite traditions.
3 Only a few of the Sunnite doctors acknowledge the Shyites to be Moslems.
4 The Shiite views of jurisprudence, as of theology, prevailed in Persia; the "Futawa Alumgeeree" is strictly Sunnite .
5 Omar, a Sunnite , obtained the leadership in 634, and proceeded to carry out the prophet's ambitious schemes of conquest.
1 The al Qaeda-affiliated Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility.
2 The violence between majority Shi'ites and minority Sunni Arabs threatens civil war.
3 Iranian media say Sunni insurgent group Jundollah claimed responsibility for the bombing.
4 RELIGION: The official religion is Islam, and Libyan Muslims are mainly Sunni .
5 U.S. officials said he had organised a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
1 Jisr al-Shughour is home mainly to people from the Sunni Muslim majority.
2 Shi'ite Muslims account for some 15 percent of mainly Sunni Muslim Afghanistan.
3 Syria's rebellion draws most of its support from the Sunni Muslim majority.
4 The 3-mile-long construction separates a Sunni Muslim district from a Shi'ite area.
5 Jundollah says it fights for the rights of Iran's Sunni Muslim minority.
6 The Sunni Muslim quarters of Inshaat and Khalidiya also came under fire.
7 He said the men belonged to different Sunni Muslim militant groups.
8 Processions by minority Shi'ite Muslims are often attacked by majority Sunni Muslim militants.
9 They have systematically destroyed heritage sites, including several Sunni Muslim shrines.
10 Its origins in mainly Sunni Muslim Kurdistan are unclear, Human Rights Watch said.
11 Some are pushing for an autonomous Sunni Muslim region inside Iraq.
12 The position is reserved for a Sunni Muslim in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system.
13 Officials suspect al Qaeda-backed Sunni Muslim militants were behind these attacks.
14 Jundollah says it is fighting for the rights of Iran's Sunni Muslim minority.
15 The suspects were members of banned Sunni Muslim militants groups Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Al-Furqan.
16 Syria's rebellion in is drawn mainly from the Sunni Muslim majority.
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