2007-01-14 12:00:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Shiite
Even before the rise of the post-Saddam government in Iraq, Sunni leaders in Egypt and Jordan warned of a "Shiite Crescent," a zone of influence and power by Islam's second largest branch that stretched across the Middle East from Beirut to Tehran.
The push for Shiite dominance, which has been led by an increasingly bold and defiant regime in Iran, is making Sunni Arabs in the region gradually more nervous, and with good reason.
2007-01-14 12:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primarily shia.
Shia 90%, Sunni 10%
2007-01-14 12:03:47 · answer #2 · answered by Webber 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 90% Shia. But another aspect of that culture is the ethnicity... about 50% are Persian and 50% other. With the overwhelming majority of the country being Shia they rely more upon ethnicity for their country's tribal preference. (Except for the Bahai who are generally mistreated by all Muslims.)
2007-01-14 12:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunni
2007-01-14 12:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by mojojo66 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Shia minded leadership
2007-01-14 12:06:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really doesn't make a whole lot of diff. Most of them do not like the position their leader has put them in. They would like freedom the same as everyone else.
2007-01-14 12:13:38 · answer #6 · answered by question212 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
predominantly Shiite
2007-01-14 12:05:00 · answer #7 · answered by taq 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shi'ite majority.
2007-01-14 12:04:15 · answer #8 · answered by Jackson Leslie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iran is mostly ****, I mean shiite
2007-01-14 12:08:59 · answer #9 · answered by cheekydogg2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shia, Radical Shia!!
2007-01-14 12:05:31 · answer #10 · answered by The Real Bill Clinton 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋