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Sectarian battle between Sunnis and Twelver Shias at the Battle of Chaldiran (Ottoman and Safavid wars). Sectarian violence or sectarian strife is a form of communal violence which is inspired by sectarianism, that is, discrimination, hatred or prejudice between different sects of a particular mode of an ideology or different sects of a religion within a nation or community.
Sectarian violence among Christians also became prominent during the Renaissance (from the 14th century to the 17th century CE) especially in Western Europe. In France , there were incidents of violence against a religious sect which was known as the Huguenots , whose members followed the teachings of the religious reformer John Calvin .
Country Riot Notes References Brazil: 1823 Anti-Portuguese riots in Rio de Janeiro [13]1831 Anti-Portuguese riots in Salvador: Canada: 1784 Shelburne riots in Nova Scotia: These riots took place in July 1784 by landless white Loyalist veterans of the American War of Independence against Black Loyalists and government officials in the Nova Scotian town of Shelburne, and the nearby village of ...
List of worker deaths in United States labor disputes; Lists of incidents of unrest and violence in the United States by city. List of incidents of political violence in Washington, D.C. Insurrection Act of 1807; Know-Nothing Riots in United States politics; Mass racial violence in the United States, for race riots
Sectarian violence or sectarian strife is a form of communal violence which is inspired by sectarianism, that is, discrimination, hatred or prejudice between different sects of a particular mode of an ideology or different sects of a religion within a nation or community. Religious segregation often plays a role in sectarian violence.
Sectarian bombings are often the attacks with the most catastrophic consequences. At the end of April, a deadly raid by Iraqi security forces on a Sunni protest encampment triggered a new wave of violence. The Huffington Post mapped the major bombings in Iraq since violence intensified this past spring through Dec. 16, recording the deaths of ...
Anti-abortion violence in the United States (3 C, 13 P) Anti-Muslim violence in the United States (1 C, 10 P) Antisemitic attacks and incidents in the United States (2 C, 43 P)
In the days since, guns have killed at least 2244 more people. Chicago has seen more recent gun deaths than any other city in the U.S. In a speech there, President Obama said "too many of our children are being taken away from us" as a result of gun violence.