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The village where the attack took place in is a predominantly Shiite village and has a Shiite Muslim shrine that many people visit daily to visit and pray, Muttaqi said.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The prospect of direct negotiations is likely to kick up fierce opposition from Hezbollah and its political ally, the Lebanese Shiite party Amal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
A Shiite movement, Hezbollah was founded in Lebanon with the support of Iran in response to Israel's 1982 invasion of the country to drive out Palestinian militants.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
There’s this assembly of experts, 88 senior Shiite clerics who have elected themselves, but they choose who the supreme leader is, right?
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
But she learned that there were Shiite and Sunni interpretations of the Qur’an, and within any mosque there were the same variations in faith and commitment as there were in any church.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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