Iraq's population is roughly half Shi'ite.

伊拉克人口大约半数是什叶派教徒。

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Neighboring Iraq has witnessed a plethora of explosions targeting Shi'ite religious shrines in recent years, and Syria reportedly houses close to two million Iraqi refugees.

临近的伊拉克近几年也发生过针对什叶派圣殿的爆炸攻击。 据报道，叙利亚收容了将近200万伊拉克难民。

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The results from last Saturday's elections show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition won a strong victory over Shi'ite religious parties.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Seventy percent of Bahrain's population is Shi'ite, but Sunni Muslims lead the government.

VOA: special.2011.02.19

Prime Minister Maliki is Shi'ite.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Sacred Space and Holy War: The Politics, Culture, and History of Shi'ite Islam, by Juan Cole, I.

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Shi'ite militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, whose forces were trained and organized by Mughniyeh and Iran, condemned Mughniyeh's killing.

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Mesbah-Yazdi has lived in virtual isolation for the past 20 years, holed up in de-facto exile in the Shi'ite holy center of Qom.

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