HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Which country has experience clashes between Sunnis and Shias?
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Iraq
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Israel
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Iran
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Shia–Sunni discord in Iraq starts with disagreement over the relative population of the two groups. According to most sources, including the CIA’s World Factbook, the majority of Iraqis are Shia Arab Muslims (60%), and Sunni muslims represent between 37% of the population.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in the year 632. “There was a dispute in the community of Muslims in present-day Saudi Arabia over the question of succession, ‘’ says Augustus Norton, author of Hezbollah: A Short History.
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