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Pakistan Muslim Shia Or Sunni. Both Shia and Sunnis are Muslims and believe in the same religion. Religious polls suggest that 978 of Turkey identifies as Muslim. 10 Differences Between Shia and Sunni MuslimsSUBSCRIBE. It is also home to the second largest Shia population in the world.
That is caught in a Saudi-Iran sectarian tug of war. This rapid rise of religious extremism has also hit Pakistani moderate liberal and secular urban Sunni Muslims very hard along with Pakistans huge rural Sunni Muslim population that adheres to. Countries like Saudi Arabia Egypt Yemen Pakistan Indonesia Turkey Algeria Morocco and Tunisia are predominantly Sunni. Approximately 85 15 billion of Muslims around the world come from Sunni heritage. Only 13 percent of its citizens are Shiite. Treatment of Shia Muslims.
An Assertive and Beleaguered Minority by Andreas T.
Sunni extremists allied to or inspired by al-Qaeda and the Taliban routinely attack government and security targets in northern Pakistan in addition to religious minorities and other Muslim sects. Sunni Muslims make up an 85 percent majority of Muslims all over the world. This rapid rise of religious extremism has also hit Pakistani moderate liberal and secular urban Sunni Muslims very hard along with Pakistans huge rural Sunni Muslim population that adheres to. Both Shia and Sunnis are Muslims and believe in the same religion. Where Do Sunni and Shia Muslims Live. According to a 2012 survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre only 50 percent of Sunni Pakistanis surveyed accept Shia followers as Muslims ibid.