Sunni Shia Middle East Map. Timelines And Maps To Help You Understand The SunniShiite Divide 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 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.
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One fifth of the world's Muslim population lives in Middle East and North Africa - but what proportions are Sunni and Shia? Today this religious division takes also political dimensions, it's a struggle for regional influence between Shia political powers, led by Iran, versus Sunni political powers, led by Saudi Arabia.
Geographia A Geographic History of Islamic States through Maps
The majority of the world's Muslims are Sunni, between 85 and 90 per cent according to most counts, and spread across Africa, the Middle East and 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. 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
Sunni Vs Shia Islam in the Middle East r/MapPorn. 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
Map Of Sunni And Shia In Middle East Colly Diahann. 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. 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.