Noun
a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
Source: WordNetA cycle of violence thus ensued whereby Sunni insurgent attacks were followed reprisals by Shiite militias, often in the form of Shi'ite death squads that sought out and killed Sunnis. Source: Internet
According to a Syrian opposition website, on the 'Ashura, which this year occurred in early November, "the streets of Damascus, the 'Umayyad capital,' were filled with Shi'ite sights and self-flagellation rituals." Source: Internet
He was believed to have ordered the army to kill thousands of rebelling Marsh Arabs and was instrumental in suppressing Shi'ite rebellions in the mid-1990s. Source: Internet
Jahanpur said health officials had called for the suspension of all religious gatherings in Qom, a Shi'ite Muslim holy city about 120 km south of the capital Tehran, according to ISNA. Source: Internet
Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims at Imam Ali Shrine in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, on March 16, 2020 after the Najaf authorities banned all visits by non-residents following the outbreak of coronavirus. Source: Internet
A further six people were killed in an explosion near a Shi'ite worship site in Mahmudiya, about 30 km south of Baghdad. Source: Internet