Examples of Shiite in a Sentence
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The assaults on shipping have raised the profile of the Houthis, who are members of Islam’s minority Shiite Zaydi sect, which ruled Yemen for 1,000 years until 1962.
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Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
The group, which espouses a religious ideology inspired by a sect of Shiite Islam, has honed its military capabilities through years of civil war.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
In 2014, the Houthis — who espouse a religious ideology inspired by a sect of Shiite Islam — took over the Yemeni capital, Sana.
—Shuaib Almosawa, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The rebels named themselves after Hussein al-Houthi, a key figure who promoted the Zaydi branch of Shiite Islam, which dominated Yemen for centuries.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
On one side are the Houthis, an insurgent Shiite Islamist movement that grew out of a northwestern Yemeni tribe; on the other side is a regime backed by a coalition of Sunni Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
—Samanth Subramanian, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
Four days ago, Baghdad deployed thousands of its forces and the militias of the Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to Kirkuk, which is claimed by both the KRG and Baghdad.
—Ranj Alaaldin, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2017
Lebanon’s complex political system means the presidency is usually given to a Christian, while the prime minister is a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of parliament a Shiite.
—Dana Khraiche, Bloomberg.com, 5 June 2023
Saudi Arabia’s military intervention against the Shiite Houthis began in 2015.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2023
Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
The group, which espouses a religious ideology inspired by a sect of Shiite Islam, has honed its military capabilities through years of civil war.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
In 2014, the Houthis — who espouse a religious ideology inspired by a sect of Shiite Islam — took over the Yemeni capital, Sana.
—Shuaib Almosawa, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The rebels named themselves after Hussein al-Houthi, a key figure who promoted the Zaydi branch of Shiite Islam, which dominated Yemen for centuries.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
On one side are the Houthis, an insurgent Shiite Islamist movement that grew out of a northwestern Yemeni tribe; on the other side is a regime backed by a coalition of Sunni Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
—Samanth Subramanian, The New York Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2023
Four days ago, Baghdad deployed thousands of its forces and the militias of the Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to Kirkuk, which is claimed by both the KRG and Baghdad.
—Ranj Alaaldin, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2017
Lebanon’s complex political system means the presidency is usually given to a Christian, while the prime minister is a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of parliament a Shiite.
—Dana Khraiche, Bloomberg.com, 5 June 2023
Saudi Arabia’s military intervention against the Shiite Houthis began in 2015.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Shiite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shiite. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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