anti-Sunni

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ Sunni

Adjective

anti-Sunni (comparative more anti-Sunni, superlative most anti-Sunni)

  1. Opposed to Sunnis or Sunnism.
    • 2013, Ali Alizadeh, Transactions:
      Two days after his resignation from the CIA unit in charge of fomenting anti-Sunni sentiments among the Shia community […]
    • 2012, Eamon Kolarity, The Book on Joshua: Love at War in Iraq, page 546:
      Are these Shia bad guys, militia-types, anti-Sunni?
    • 2012, Rogers Smith, Varieties of Sovereignty and Citizenship, page 88:
      In multiple interviews the International Crisis Group found that “Iraqis relate countless stories of anti-Sunni violence by Security forces despite a nearby U.S. presence […]

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