Shiites in a sentence

Sure, the Pakistani Shiites and there are other Shiites who go on pilgrimages there but Iranians are the wealthier ones.

The police accused the Shiites of engaging in violent protests, a charge the Shiites denied.

President Zia-ul-Haq 's military administration policy reflected extremist views towards the Shiites and caused religious tensions to rise between Sunni and Shiites in Pakistan, much to the discomfort of Iran.

In order to counter this conspiracy, the Leader put brotherhood between Shiites and Sunnis on agenda and made efforts to bring the Islamic world closer together, Ghalibaf added.

Sunnis versus Shiites, natives versus non-natives, till we get to one zone versus another zone.

The Council said the group has managed to earn the loyalty among poor Shiites by supporting the population and, in some areas, being the sole provider of services.

As a microcosm — Syria has Sunnis, Shiites, Alawites, Kurds, Christians and Druse — whenever central control is loosened, it is a source of insecurity for every sect, so they often reach outside for help.

He accused local authorities of not providing adequate security for the convoy of more than 100 vehicles despite fears of possible attacks by militants who had recently threatened to target Shiites in Kurram.

Shiites have been attacked by extremist Sunni militants in recent years.

Some Shiites who fled the Dahiya have taken refuge in Basta, according to residents of the area.

Farahani, the Iranian lawmaker from Qom, was quoted in local media as saying that more than 250 people are quarantined in that city, which is a popular place of religious study for Shiites from across Iran and other countries.

Nevertheless, the Shiites are now saying that they never really officially referred to themselves as IMN, that that name is a creation of the government.

Soleimani’s role was quite clear: to lay the foundations of an unbreakable bond between the Shiites of Iraq, Syria (the Alawites) and Lebanon which was reliant upon Iran.

A Sunni tribe from Fallujah, the western territories of Iraq, has hung a poster, with a picture of Hussein, a religious figure important to Shiites, explaining: We will come to Baghdad, supporting the revolutionaries.

File photo of police officers on the streets during Shiites protest in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Following the protest march by some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) aka Shiites doing the Aba’een march against the warning of security agencies that the group remained banned, 15 of its members were on Friday arrested by the Police.

In this photo from June 8, 2018, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces march as they hold their flag and posters of Iraqi and Iranian Shiites spiritual leaders during “al-Quds” or Jerusalem Day, in Baghdad, Iraq.

IS, meanwhile, has launched attacks targeting security forces as well as minority Shiites.

Members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularity known as Shiites have launched protest in Abuja.

The Islamic Members in Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shiites have said that five of its members were on Tuesday killed by police during Ashura mourning procession in Kaduna.