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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:16 PM Original message |
What factors determine if one is a Sunni or a Shia? |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Wikipedia entry on Islamic denominations: |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. Go to River Bend's latest post, Dec. 29 |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. There is a number of more subtle differences, but the big one, |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. in a real innaccurate analogy it is like when the protestants split from the |
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Totallybushed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. I suppose that |
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Eugene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. The big tragedy is that Iraq did not have a history of sectarian conflict. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Don't forget that there was a significant (not huge) |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
7. If you see a Muslim walking down the street... |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. Aren't there Sunni and Shia "family names"? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-29-06 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. Culture, mainly |
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