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Sunni
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Sun·ni
/ ˈsoŏnē/
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n.
(pl. same or -nis
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one of the two main branches of Islam, commonly described as orthodox, and differing from Shia in its understanding of the Sunna and in its acceptance of the first three caliphs.Compare with Shia.
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a Muslim who adheres to this branch of Islam.
DERIVATIVES:
Sun·nite
/ soŏnīt/ adj. & n.
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Sunnis plan to ignore 'illegitimate' elections.(PAGE ONE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 1/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...2003. As a result, Sunnis are primarily behind...most effective in Sunni areas. Even among...The extent of the Sunni antipathy is hard...participation by pious Sunnis will be lower than...throughout Iraq, not one Sunni Arab other than those...Even more moderate Sunnis say this is not ...
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Sunnis now want to join Iraq politics; Sunni leaders met last weekend to unite in their cause and negotiate with Shiites and Kurds.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 3/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...administrating body of Sunni religious affairs...credibility Some Sunnis have previously tried...direct effect on the [Sunnis] in the street...to fan out among Sunni tribal, religious...struggled to find Sunnis willing to negotiate...have clout in the Sunni community. But Mr...
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Sunnis Must Form Coalition to Rule Iraq
News Wire article from: AP Online; 1/20/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...won 44 seats. Another Sunni coalition headed by Saleh...Rasheed said. A few other Sunnis won seats on other tickets. That will give the Sunni Arabs a bigger voice...district. This meant that Sunnis were all but guaranteed seats from predominantly Sunni areas. Politicians have...
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Sunnis likely to shun Iraqi election.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/31/2004; 700+ words
; ...doesn't improve in Sunni-dominated regions...as three-fourths of Sunnis will stay away from the...in January. Other top Sunni political leaders and...conversations with regional Sunni political and religious leaders, most Sunnis likely will not participate...
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Sunnis Want Federalism Shelved for Now
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...National Assembly," Sunni politician Kamal Hamdoun...Hamdoun said the Sunnis received no response...would be defeated and Sunnis form a majority in at least four provinces. Sunni clerics are urging followers...the country. With the Sunnis standing fast, Shiite...
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Sunnis Push Campaign Against Constitution
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/10/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...divisive charter. Sunni-led insurgents are warning Sunnis not to vote at all...violence. Iraq's Sunni Arabs _ about 20 percent...agreement addressing Sunni grievances would have...included in an annex. The Sunnis are demanding that...
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Sunnis Close Mosques to Protest Killings; Iraq's Shiite Politicians Condemn Attacks as an Attempt to Spark Sectarian War
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...of Saddam Hussein's Sunni-dominated government...legislature and cabinet, while Sunnis have been at the core...The killings of two Sunni clerics -- whose bodies...helped spark the Sunni protests. Sunnis also complained that...
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Sunnis Set to Resume Constitution Talks
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/23/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Green Zone after Sunnis angrily rejected...midnight deadline. Sunni negotiators opposed...to try to win over Sunnis. On Tuesday, the country's biggest Sunni political group repeated...and expressing hope Sunnis would win more seats...December. "Our Sunni Arab brothers faced...
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Sunnis, once persuaded to avoid elections, now told to vote.(National Assembly elections)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 8/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...those sites to urge Sunnis to register to vote...straightforward. Many Sunni Arabs oppose the...have wrangled with Sunni leaders over the...troublesome provisions for Sunnis: Shiite-Kurd insistence...been hindered not by Sunni non-participation...irreconcilable views" Sunnis and the ...
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Sunnis Turn Out to Reject Iraqi Charter
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...fighters away from the Sunni-led insurgency. Many Sunnis oppose the constitution...the charter, but most Sunni clerics had urged their...what drove Fallujah's Sunnis to the polls was a determination...complained that the Sunni decision to boycott...
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Sunni Islam
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...representative. That the Sunnis consider the law to...time, the various Sunni schools of law coalesced...always been staunch Sunnis. Tension still exists between local Sunni and Shi ʿ...the rise among the Sunnis of strict reform movements...
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Islam: Sunni
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...Muslims. Eventually the adjective Sunni came to describe the largest of the...sectarian divisions among Muslims: Sunnis, Shiites, and Kharijites. Accounting...the umma or the jama'a ). The term Sunni is actually an abbreviation of the...
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Sunni
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sunni [Arab. Sunna,=tradition], from ahl...community], the largest division of Islam. Sunni Islam is the heir to the early central Islamic...With no centralized clerical institution, Sunni Islam should be understood as an umbrella...
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Sunni Ali
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sunni Ali Sunni Ali (died 1492) founded the Songhay empire of West Africa. Best known...nothing is known about the early life of Ali (who received the title of sunni, or si, when he became king of Gao) except that he was raised among...
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Islam, Shia And Sunni
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Islam, Shia And Sunni Islam was born in the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century CE, a time when the peninsula was populated by nomadic tribes...
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