Sunni Shia Middle East Map. What is the ShiaSunni divide? Sunni-led allies of Saudi Arabia have cut diplomatic ties with Shiite Iran, further polarizing the Middle East along the two major branches of Islam. Iran's ascent as a regional power in the Middle East, along with shifts in politics and demographics in Lebanon favouring Shia, has heightened Sunni concerns about their Sunni-Arab hegemony
Islam in the Middle East The Economist guide to Sunni and Shia from www.economist.com
This map shows the distribution of Islam Sunni and Islam Shia in the Middle East and Central Asia Their mutual antagonism has its roots in the division between the two major sects of Islam, Sunni and Shiite, which dates back to the death of the Prophet Mohammed in 632 AD.
Islam in the Middle East The Economist guide to Sunni and Shia
The recent diplomatic row between Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia and Shiite-dominated Iran reflects the two countries' long-standing rivalry for power in the Middle East The recent diplomatic row between Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia and Shiite-dominated Iran reflects the two countries' long-standing rivalry for power in the Middle East The Umayyads consolidated Islamic rule over what we know today as the traditional center of the Islamic world as seen in the map above: North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
Sunnis and Shia in the Middle East BBC News. The recent diplomatic row between Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia and Shiite-dominated Iran reflects the two countries' long-standing rivalry for power in the Middle East Sunni-led allies of Saudi Arabia have cut diplomatic ties with Shiite Iran, further polarizing the Middle East along the two major branches of Islam.
A helpful map of the Shia Sunni divide in the Middle East. geopolitics. Iran's ascent as a regional power in the Middle East, along with shifts in politics and demographics in Lebanon favouring Shia, has heightened Sunni concerns about their Sunni-Arab hegemony While the Islamic world is predominantly of the Sunni sect, the Muslims who live in the Middle East, and particularly those in the Persian Gulf region, are often Shiite