HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Kurds and Shia
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Sunni and Shia
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Jews and Arabs
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Arabs and Persians
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups; mostly Arabs, as well as Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. Most Iraqis are Muslims – minority faiths include Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shias, a term that stems from shi’atu Ali, Arabic for “partisans of Ali, ‘’ believe that Ali and his descendants are part of a divine order. Sunnis, meaning followers of the sunna, or “way” in Arabic, of Mohammed, are opposed to political succession based on Mohammed’s bloodline.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, the country is overwhelmingly Muslim, who are split into two distinct sects, Shia and Sunni.
Detailed explanation-4: -The current Prime Minister of Iraq is Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who holds most of the executive authority and appointed the Council of Ministers, which acts as a cabinet and/or government.