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Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam | | Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam: Encyclopedia II - Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam | | See Demographics of Islam. Present estimates generally stem from the 1980s before or slightly after the Iran-Iraq War indicate that some 79% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and approximately 19% are Shi'a.
One of the lingering problems in estimating the Shi'a population is that unless the Shi'a form a significant minority in a Muslim country, the entire population of it has been listed as Sunni. The reverse, however, has not been held true. This is c ...
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Shi'a Islam - Demographics of Shi'a Islam
See Demographics of Islam. Present estimates generally stem from the 1980s before or slightly after the Iran-Iraq War indicate that some 79% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and approximately 19% are Shi'a.
One of the lingering problems in estimating the Shi'a population is that unless the Shi'a form a significant minority in a Muslim country, the entire population of it has been listed as Sunni. The reverse, however, has not been held true. This is certain to have exaggerated the proportion of Sunni Muslims.
A large portion of the world's Shi'a live in the Middle Eastern region. They constitute a majority or a plurality in countries such as in Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Lebanon and Bahrain.
Among the smaller Persian Gulf states, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates also have significant Shi'a minorities; as do the Eastern Province and other regions of Saudi Arabia.
An interesting fact is that the bulk of the petroleum deposits of the Middle East are located under the Shi'a inhabited lands (from eastern Saudi Arabia to Iran, Iraq and Azerbaijan). A vast majority of the population living in the countries of the Persian Gulf (to include Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia) is also Shi'a.
Since the 1926 takeover of Arabia by the staunchly Wahhabi Saudi family, being a Shi'a actually constitutes a crime. Therefore, the Shi'a-majority provinces of Hasa, Qatif and Hufuf on the Persian Gulf, and in western Arabia, the provinces of Jazan, Najran, Ta'if, Asir and Hijaz that boasted large Shi'a minorities, have been totally stripped - at least officially - of their religious identity. Consequently Shi'a endure a great deal of bigotry and other indignities from Saudi authorities on a daily basis, and Shi'a pilgrims from other countries are often singled out for harassment. (see Status of religious freedom in Saudi Arabia).
Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and India, also hold significant Shi'a minorities. The Shi'a are also found in some numbers in Southeast Asia, from Vietnam (the Cham people) to Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.
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