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Jul 31, 2014 · Women wait for free food being distributed to break their fast in Baghdad's Shiite suburb of Kadhimiya. IN FOCUS Amid ever-bloodier rifts, Iraqis blame the U.S. for a political system based on ...
The status of “women” as interpreted by Shiites in a philosophical and legal context, as well as their social status in Shiite communities, throughout history up until today, can only be considered and studied within a general framework, using an approach that must obviously be based on the legal foundation established by religious Islamic thinking. Nevertheless, there are obvious ...
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The religious differences between Sunni Arabs and Sunni Kurds are small. While 98 percent of Shia Arabs believe that visiting the shrines of saints is acceptable, 71 percent of Sunni Arabs did and 59 percent of Sunni Kurds support this practice. About 94 percent of the population in Iraqi Kurdistan is Muslim. Demographic statistics
- 34.23 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
- 2% (2022 est.)
- 3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- 43,533,592 (2021)
14Prejudice in Iraq: Shiítes, Sunni, and Kurds. The modern nation of Iraq (in the Middle East) is home to twenty-six million people. Of those, 97 percent are followers of the religion known as Islam. People who adhere to Islam are called Muslims. Almost all Muslims belong to the two major sects or branches of Islam: Sunni and Shiítes.
Jan 1, 2006 · Although questions of implementation remain, the new Iraqi constitution makes Islam the law of the land. This need not mean trouble for Iraq's women, however. Sharia is open to a wide range of interpretations, some quite egalitarian. If Washington still hopes for a liberal order in Iraq, it should start working with progressive Muslim scholars to advance women's rights through religious channels.
- Isobel Coleman
- 2006
Mar 5, 2007 · The war between the two Islamic sects has left the U.S.'s hopes of building a stable Iraq in ruins. A look at the roots of the struggle — and whether anything can stop it. (This article first ...
Aug 21, 2020 · Muslim Brotherhood. This Sunni group is predominant in Egypt and Jordan . It was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna to promote networking, philanthropy, and spreading the faith. It grew into an umbrella organization for Islamist groups in Syria, Sudan, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, Libya, and Iraq.
