Shi'ite Muslim


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Noun1.Shi'ite Muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim
Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
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London-based Amnesty said 11 of those executed had been convicted of spying for the kingdom's arch-adversary, Shi'ite Muslim Iran, and sentenced to death in 2016.
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(TAP) - A Shi'ite Muslim judge abducted in eastern Saudi Arabia a year ago has been killed by his kidnappers, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday.
Saudi Arabia says Shi'ite judge killed by kidnappers
Shi'ite Muslim rebels hold up their weapons during a rally against air strikes in Sanaa March 26, 2015.
Yemen's GPC urges supporters to unite ranks
NNA - Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on worshippers at the entrance of a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Wednesday, killing an intelligence officer at the scene, police said.
Gunmen kill intelligence officer at Islamabad Shi'ite mosque
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Iraq: Five dead in twin suicide attacks in Kirkuk
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Authorities also summoned a number of Shi'ite Muslim families who had installed banners and set up flags over their homes in commemoration of Ashura.
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Saudi Arabia has executed 47 people in just one day including a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric it accused of terrorism.
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