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- noun Plural form of
Shi'a .
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Examples
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I don't see huge differences between Sunnis and Shi'as.
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Al Saiedi said Saddam was a sectarian who blocked Shi'as from positions of power but on the domestic level Shi'a and Sunni's married and people lived together relatively peacefully.
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Without confidence that such criminal conduct within the security forces has ended, it is unlikely that much trust can be built even with the majority Shi'as, much less the Sunnis and other minorities.
Peter Bouckaert: Iraq: Deadly Reminders of Unfinished Business Peter Bouckaert 2010
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Without confidence that such criminal conduct within the security forces has ended, it is unlikely that much trust can be built even with the majority Shi'as, much less the Sunnis and other minorities.
Peter Bouckaert: Iraq: Deadly Reminders of Unfinished Business Peter Bouckaert 2010
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Al Saiedi said Saddam was a sectarian who blocked Shi'as from positions of power but on the domestic level Shi'a and Sunni's married and people lived together relatively peacefully.
Charity Tooze: Security is the dominant issue for displaced Iraqis Charity Tooze 2010
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Without confidence that such criminal conduct within the security forces has ended, it is unlikely that much trust can be built even with the majority Shi'as, much less the Sunnis and other minorities.
Peter Bouckaert: Iraq: Deadly Reminders of Unfinished Business Peter Bouckaert 2010
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Without confidence that such criminal conduct within the security forces has ended, it is unlikely that much trust can be built even with the majority Shi'as, much less the Sunnis and other minorities.
Peter Bouckaert: Iraq: Deadly Reminders of Unfinished Business Peter Bouckaert 2010
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Al Saiedi said Saddam was a sectarian who blocked Shi'as from positions of power but on the domestic level Shi'a and Sunni's married and people lived together relatively peacefully.
Charity Tooze: Security is the dominant issue for displaced Iraqis 2010
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Without confidence that such criminal conduct within the security forces has ended, it is unlikely that much trust can be built even with the majority Shi'as, much less the Sunnis and other minorities.
Peter Bouckaert: Iraq: Deadly Reminders of Unfinished Business Peter Bouckaert 2010
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Extremist Shi'as interpret the lesser jihad (the spread of Islam) to mean they should kill Christians.
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