Shiaphobia
English
Noun
Shiaphobia (uncountable)
- An irrational fear, hatred, or dislike of Shi'ites.
- 2012, "Satish" (username), New book on Shias by Hamid Dabashi, in soc.culture.iranian, Usenet:
- Shiaphobia is nothing new for Saudi Arabia. The kingdom's legitimacy derives from the Wahhabi sect of Islam, a Sunni Muslim group that attacked Shiite shrines in Iraq in the nineteenth century, and today systematically discriminates against Shias.
- 2013, Glen Perry, The International Relations of the Contemporary Middle East, page 161:
- The discourse of a Shi'ite Crescent and the consequent “Shiaphobia” seem problematic for a number of reasons.
- 2012, "Satish" (username), New book on Shias by Hamid Dabashi, in soc.culture.iranian, Usenet:
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