Anti-Sunnism
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This page discusses anti-Sunnism, the prejudice or hatred of Sunni Muslims based on their religion and/or heritage.[citation needed]
Overview
Anti-Sunni sentiment can be divided into two forms; sectarian hatred emanating from other Muslims[citation needed] and anti-Muslim sentiments that are primarily directed against Sunnis.[citation needed] Sentiments that have been associated with anti-Sunnism by other Muslims date back to the early schisms that emerged within Islam.[citation needed] This sectarianism comes primarily from Shi'ites.[1][unreliable source?] However anti-Sunni sentiments can also emanate from secular Muslims.[2] Another early Muslim sect that has been described as having anti-Sunni characteristics includes the Kharijites.[3] Reports[citation needed] of anti-Sunnism from among non-Muslims have surfaced in relation to attempts by western imperial powers[who?] to create a buffer in the Middle East to ensure their continued influence.[citation needed] This was particularly a feature of French foreign policy, whereby they sought to counter the solidarity of the Sunni majority by bolstering Shiite minorities.[4] A synonymous term is Sunniphobia.[5]
See also
References
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- 2005, Ahmed Hashim, Insurgency and Counter-insurgency in Iraq, Cornell University Press (2006), ISBN 9780801444524, page 82: I address the ideological underpinnings of this 'Sunniphobia' in Chapter 5, as part of the discussion of the structural problems of the US counter-insurgency campaign.
- 2008, Richard Seymour, "The Sadrist Revolt", Monthly Review, 6 April 2008: For all the talk of "Shi'philia" and "Sunniphobia," sectarian manipulation was a secondary, tactical factor for the occupiers, who were most interested in the creation of a new "national" bourgeoisie at massive cost to most Iraqis, including the middle and professional classes.
- 2012, David de Chand, "The Obstacles, Hurdles, Mechanisms and Instruments for the Implementation of the Cooperation Peace Agreement: A Critical Analysis", Sudan Vision, 7 November 2012: ... as well as modern mechanisms and instruments for conflict resolution and the fear of the unknown similar to the rising fever of Islamophobia (fear of Islam), Shiaphobia and Sunniphobia in the Western industrialized countries because it did neither sufficiently nor adequately addressed [sic] their vital national economic and strategic security interests in the country.
