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Due to discrimination by the Sunni government, the Shia became increasingly disaffected during the last 1960s and 1970s. By 1968, Dawa could claim a mass following, and the Baath began to consider it a threat. In 1974, amid rising discontent due to casualties in the
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throughout Iraq, which took place in the Shiite and Kurdish areas of the country. In the south, the rebels seized the shrine as Ba'ath Party officials fled the city or were killed. The uprising spread within days to all of the largest Shia cities in southern Iraq:
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who were venerated by Arab nationalists are viewed with suspicion in Shia folklore. This contributes to disaffection among Iraqi Shia, while at the same time Sunni Iraqi politicians have tended to cast Shia political mobilization as alien, in particular Iranian.
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after they managed to rally Shia support in Iraq for the uprising against the Umayyads. However, after the revolution, most Kaysanites soon joined Ja'far al-Sadiq or Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, and eventually Ja'far al-Sadiq after the demise of Muhammad.
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and various Shia tribal sheikhs. For many, the 1935–1936 revolt uncovered a lack of community interest within the Iraqi Shia society and absence of strong Shia political leadership, to present their interests in Baghdad, a predicament shared by their
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region saw themselves increasingly under-represented in the Sunni-dominated Iraqi government, which further deteriorated with the exclusion of key Shia sheikhs from the Iraqi parliament in 1934 elections. In addition, King
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in the shrine cities, where mass discontent had been evident in 1974 and 1975. In 1977, tens of thousands of Dawa activists held the processions in defiance of the ban, leading to large-scale clashes known as the
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In 2003 the Shia Muslims population was estimated to make up around 55% of Iraq's population. The data on the religious affiliation of Iraq's population are uncertain. 95–99% of the population are Muslims. The
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The conversions continued into the 20th century, as the British noted in 1917. Many Iraqi Shia are relatively-recent converts. The following tribes were converted during this period: some of the Zubaid,
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Scholars such as Fanar Haddad have argued that the governments of the new Iraqi state tended to adopt the symbols of Sunni identity while suppressing Shia identity. For example, figures such as
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had registered between 2003 and 2006, the majority were in the South, including one believed to hold as many as 10,000 victims. A short period of rest once again occurred during the
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as an umbrella group to overthrow Iraq's Sunni-dominated regime. In Iran, Hakim attempted to unite and co-ordinate the activities of al-Dawa party and other major Shia groups:
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intensified unrest and repression. In June 1979, Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was arrested and placed under house arrest. Less than a year later, due to encouraging the
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displayed their support for the revolt, and encouraged the local population to take arms. At the peak of the revolt, around 131,000 Iraqis were active against the British.
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Shia missionaries from Najaf and Karbala operated with relative freedom from the Ottoman Empire, and could proselytize with little official hindrance. The Bani Sallama,
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was designated heir apparent of al-Ma'mun, but was later poisoned by al-Ma'mun himself. Some Shia officials managed to gain influence in the Abbasid court, such as
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Aside from mainstream Shia Islam, Iraq was also the home of many Shia sects which no longer exist. Kufan followers of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi later formed the
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once again called for the establishment of an Alid caliphate and for retaliation for Husayn's killing, and took over Kufa in October 685. Aided by
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and the Sunni monarchy. As a result of their neglect by Ottomans, and their poverty, the Shiites were increasingly dependent on their
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in 1501, Shia scholars from southern Iraq contributed to the conversion movement. The Safavids also invited many Shi'i Arab tribes to
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By April 1991, most of the rebellion was crushed by the then-incumbent Baathist government. Many of the people killed were buried in
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Sunni Arab tribes to create greater centralization in Iraq. The tribes adopted a sedentary agricultural life in the hinterlands of
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that the regime quelled with the use of helicopter gunships. At least 16 were killed, eight executed and two died under torture.
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To counter the intellectual hold of the left, a group of clerics in Najaf created a movement that eventually evolved into the
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were politically quiescent. The Shia were generally less well-off economically and socially, and as a result, they supported
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reports a 2015 estimate according to which 29–34% are Sunni Muslims and 61–64% Shia Muslims. According to a 2011 survey by
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who ruled roughly the same territory as the Hamdanids from 990 to 1096. In northern Syria, they incorporated the Shia
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was among the first Twelver Shia dynasties formed in northern Iraq. The Hamdanids first emerged as governors of
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The Hamdanids came from the Arab tribe of Taghlib.....the Hamdanids tended to follow the Shī'ī inclinations...
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The Ba'ath Party's leadership made a determined effort to gain the support of Iraqi Shia during the 1980–1988
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Najaf is the site of Ali's tomb, and Karbala is the site of the tomb of Muhammad's grandson, third Shia imam
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later became one of the central cities of Shia learning, where prominent Shia scholars and poets such as
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For many years, Arab nationalism and party politics superseded Shia unity in Iraqi politics, and Shia
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in 686, but were defeated shortly afterwards in 687, when Kufa was besieged by the governor of Basra
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In 1963, a coalition of military officers and others led by the Arab nationalist and socialist
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In the early Islamic period, Kufa effectively became the "second capital" of Shiism after
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to act as a bulwark against the Ottoman Empire, earning Khuzestan the name of Arabestan.
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Between the 15th and 19th centuries, many of the tribes living on the banks of the
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fled to southern Iraq, further inflating the Shia population in the south.
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rule. Many Iraqis began to fear that Iraq would be incorporated into the
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Persians in propaganda. Iraqi propaganda used symbolic keywords such as
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and western Iraq, informally forming a parallel authority to the one in
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dynasty, a heretical Isma'ili Shia tribal confederation founded by
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The Hamdanids were succeeded in Mosul by another Shia dynasty, the
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militants of SCIRI, crossed the borders and joined the rebellion.
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from 1435 to 1924. Another tribe, Banu Khaz'al, as well as the
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s trained and sent to missions by Hamdan and Abu Muhammad were
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The revolt materialized in June 1920 and rapidly spread from
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converted during the mid-18th century. After the fall of the
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and Jilaiha) which relied on the Daghara canal for water.
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of the Shia Banu Kaab between 1812 and 1925 in modern-day
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described the violence as a "civil war". During the
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(2010). 1525: 1511: 1497: 867:Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita' 4470:Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects 3893:1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq 3883:1974–1975 Shatt al-Arab clashes 3622:Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period 3247: 3171: 3127: 3090:Patrick Cockburn (20 May 2006) 3084: 3019: 3007: 2982: 2957: 2932: 2905: 2893: 2793: 2768: 2743: 2718: 2708: 2685: 2673: 2664: 2652: 2614: 2589: 2563: 2509: 2500: 2488: 2476: 2465: 2453: 2429: 2404: 2319: 2268: 2205: 2172: 2117: 2099: 2063: 2023: 1968: 1947:A Short History of the Ismailis 1937: 1923: 1911: 1882: 1857: 1449:Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq 1424:Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr 1246:and commander in Mukhtar's army 1187: 1140:, as well as southern majority 1012:1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq 562:to vie for control of the rump 5078:British Indian Ocean Territory 3753:Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia 3282:. Princeton University Press. 3259:An Introduction to Shi'i Islam 2943:. Saqi Books. pp. 78–79. 2638:10.1080/05786967.2006.11834690 2462:, pp. xviii, 5, 27, 28, 30, 42 1827: 1798: 1774: 1722: 1710:(3rd ed.). Brill Online. 1685: 1648: 1598: 1552: 1178:National Intelligence Estimate 812:Mirza Muhammad Taqi al-Shirazi 776:canal, and the five tribes of 1: 4012: 2110:. Columbia University Press. 1569:. February 2015. pp. 3–4 1546: 1136:in the Shia neighborhoods of 963:after Shia uprisings in 1991. 848:, the Shia tribes of the mid- 839:Muhammad Hasan Abi al-Mahasin 752:, Albu-Muhammad, many of the 457:Another extinct sect are the 402:was repeatedly imprisoned in 308:. After the failed uprising, 296:. Many called for vengeance. 130:who moved the capital of the 4249:in ISIL-controlled territory 4137: 3229:Michael Lipka (2014-06-18). 3179:"Religious Politics in Iraq" 2966:Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party 2941:The Shi'ite Movement in Iraq 2750:Al-Haydari, Ibrahim (2017). 1605:Vaglieri, L. Veccia (1971). 1182:2006–2008 sectarian violence 1071:executed 142–146 Shia rebels 939:. Its manifesto, written by 859:1935–1936 Iraqi Shia revolts 220:in Iraq, which led to the 7: 4423: 4315: 4160:Council of Representatives 3898:Weapons of mass destruction 3585: 3275: 3136:"There is ethnic cleansing" 2911: 2899: 2724: 2679: 2658: 2569: 2494: 2482: 2459: 2435: 2193:. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1889:Cooperson, Michael (2013). 1729:Hawting, Gerald R. (1993). 1490: 1306:(948–1022), prominent Shia 1269:al-Kumayt ibn Zayd al-Asadi 479: 471: 406:and Basra at the orders of 393:Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya 268:established his capital at 10: 5163: 3888:1977 Shia uprising in Iraq 3501:Turkmens/Turkomans (Turks) 3253: 3073:December 28, 2016, at the 3052: 3040: 3025: 3013: 2754:(in Arabic). Dar al Saqi. 2047:Cambridge University Press 1952:Edinburgh University Press 1811:The End of the Jihād State 1731:"al-Mukhtār b. Abī ʿUbayd" 1695:"al-Mukhtār b. Abī ʿUbayd" 1669:Edinburgh University Press 1430:Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri 1361:, Twelver cleric (d. 2003) 1355:, Twelver Marja' (d. 1992) 1252:(d. 685), Kufan leader of 1130:1999 Shia uprising in Iraq 901: 465:founded by the Iraqi-born 371:, the principal figure of 235: 5106: 5065: 5025: 4767: 4681: 4580: 4435: 4431: 4418: 4323: 4310: 4145: 4132: 4020: 4007: 3828: 3745: 3597: 3593: 3580: 3509: 3414: 3337: 3261:. Yale University Press. 2108:The New Islamic Dynasties 1376:, last Prime Minister of 947:Under the Baathist regime 447:Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya 276:took place in 680, where 272:in present-day Iraq. The 89: 84: 68: 63: 59:~24,000,000 (68%) in 2015 58: 53: 34: 27: 4827:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 4239:in Saddam Hussein's Iraq 4150:Administrative divisions 3276:Nakash, Yitzhak (2003). 2964:Sassoon, Joseph (2012). 2344:(2012) . "Ṣafawids". In 1944:Daftary, Farhad (1998). 1864:Bobrick, Benson (2012). 1436:Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf 1271:(680–743), Arab poet of 1080:Unrest renewed with the 992:Marad al-ras processions 780:(Aqra’, Budayyir, Afak, 716:which ruled the town of 363:, all disciples of Imam 5088:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 3798:Mandate for Mesopotamia 3672:First Babylonian Empire 2989:Rayburn, Joel. (2014). 2600:. New York: Routledge. 2549:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. 2106:Bosworth, C.E. (1996). 1412:Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim 1367:, Twelver mujtahid and 1290:peripatetic philosopher 1024:Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim 959:is brought in front of 381:Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik 331:, the residence of the 3957:Insurgency (2011–2013) 3878:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict 3682:Middle Assyrian Empire 3159:Cite journal requires 2873:Haddad, Fanar (2001). 2800:Kadhim, Abbas (2014). 2752:The tragedy of Karbala 1868:. 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Index


Imam Ali Mosque
Najaf
Arabic
Feyli Kurdish
Iraqi Turkmen
Shia Islam
Arabic
Ali ibn Abi Talib
imam
Shia Islam
caliph
Sunni Islam
early caliphate
Medina
Kufa
Najaf
Muhammad
Iraqi
Najaf
Karbala
Husayn ibn Ali
Twelver
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
Baghdad
Mūsā al-Kādhim
Muhammad al-Jawad
Al-Askari Mosque
Sāmarrā
Ali al-Hadi

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