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  2. Zaydism - Wikipedia

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    In the 7th century some early Muslims expected Ali to become a first caliph, successor to Muhammad.After ascension of Abu Bakr, supporters of Ali (and future Shia) continued to believe only people from Muhammad's family to qualify as rulers and selected an imam, from each generation (the proto-Sunni, in contrast, recognized Abu Bakr as a legitimate first caliph). [5]

  3. Shia–Sunni relations - Wikipedia

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    At first the revolution inspired and energized Islamist Muslims (both Shia and Sunni) everywhere, but it was a revolution in a predominantly Shi'i Muslim country, led by Shi'i Muslims, and serious rifts with Sunni Muslims soon developed. The revolution changed the ShiaSunni power equation in Muslim countries "from Lebanon to India".

  4. Sunni fatwas on Shias - Wikipedia

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    While all Islamic schools and branches of Islam recognise the Qur'an, they differ in which other authorities they acknowledge; in particular the question of the Succession to Muhammad separates the Sunni, who acknowledge the elected Rashidun Caliphs and their descendants, from the Shia, who acknowledge the Imams or descendants of Muhammad; these two branches are then subdivided by their views ...

  5. Cruz reintroduces legislation to designate Yemeni Houthis as ...

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    Houthis, Shiite Muslims like the leaders of Iran, have also warred with their Saudi Sunni neighbors. After the Houthis launched multiple attacks against Israel, Israel retaliated by launching ...

  6. Yemen's Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the ...

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    The Islamist group follows the Shiite Zaydi faith, a branch of Shiite Islam almost exclusively found in northwest Yemen. The majority of Yemen’s population are Sunni Muslim, but Zaydis make up a ...

  7. Islamic schools and branches - Wikipedia

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    With its various branches, it is the largest Sunni movement in the Arab world, and an affiliate is often the largest opposition party in many Arab nations. The Muslim Brotherhood is not concerned with theological differences, accepting both, Muslims of any of the four Sunni schools of thought, and Shi'a Muslims.

  8. Houthi movement - Wikipedia

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    The movement has also recruited and allied with Sunni Muslims; [167] [10] [109] [12] [155] according to researcher Ahmed Nagi, several themes of the Houthi ideology "such as Muslim unity, prophetic lineages, and opposition to corruption [...] allowed the Houthis to mobilize not only northern Zaydis, but also inhabitants of predominantly Shafi'i ...

  9. Who are the Houthi rebels behind attacks on ships in Red Sea?

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