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What percent of Iraq is Sunni Arab?
20 percent
Sunni Arabs make up some 15 percent to 20 percent of Iraq’s population, but they dominated the country’s government and economy throughout the 20th century.
Are Iran Sunni or Shia?
Iran is unique in the Muslim world because its population is overwhelmingly more Shia than Sunni (Shia constitute 95% of the population) and because its constitution is theocratic republic based on rule by a Shia jurist.
Are Kurdish Sunni?
Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims who adhere to the Shafiʽi school, while a significant minority adhere to the Hanafi school. Beside Sunni Islam, Alevism and Shia Islam also have millions of Kurdish followers. Other religions with significant Kurdish adherents are Yarsanism and Yazidism.
Are Alevis Shia?
An additional key difference between the two nearly eponymous sects is that while the Alawite faith might be considered an offshoot of Shiite Islam, the Alevis are neither Sunnis nor Shiites. Around eighty percent of the world’s Muslims are Sunnis and another fifteen to twenty percent are Shiites.
What’s the percentage of Sunni Muslims in Iraq?
In Iraq, about one-third of the population is Sunni, although over 80 percent of the global Muslim population is of the Sunni branch.
How are Sunnis and Shias divided in Iraq?
The Sunni-Shia divide: Where they live, what they believe and how they view each other. The ongoing and intensifying conflict in Iraq has fallen – at least in part – along sectarian lines, with the Sunni Muslim militant group ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) advancing against the Shia Muslim-led Iraqi government and Shia militias.
What kind of Islam is there in Iraq?
In Iraq, Sunni Islam is found among both Arabs and Kurds. Sunni Arabs are approximately 15 percent of Iraq’s population; Sunni Kurds are approximately 20 percent. Sunni Arabs are primarily of the Hanafi school, while Sunni Kurds are primarily of the Shafi’i school.
Who are the Sunni Arabs and Kurds in Iraq?
In Iraq, Sunni Islam is found among both Arabs and Kurds. Sunni Arabs are approximately 15 percent of Iraq’s population; Sunni Kurds are approximately 20 percent.