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9	Islamic history Prophet Mohammed d. AD 632 Succession struggle Abu Bakr, father-in-law of the Prophet - Sunnis Ali – Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law – Shia or Shiite (“partisan”) 632-656 – Abu Bakr Caliph 656-661 – Ali becomes Caliph, assassinated Caliph: the Islamic leader of the Ummah,, or community of Islam
10	Divisions within Islam Sunni Shi’ite – Descendants of the Prophet through his daughter Fatima (son-in-law Ali) Twelver – dominant in Iraq, Iran Ismaili – found in Indian subcontinent, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yeman, and East Africa. Sects and movements Wahabi (Sunni) – out of Saudi Arabia Sufi – mystical sect Others http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam
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17	Iraqi Ethnic & Religious Groups Shi’a Arabs Sunni Arabs Sunni Kurds Trace numbers of Bedouins, Jews, Turkmen, and Assyrians. 150 tribes
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26	Iraqi tribes At least three-quarters of the Iraqi people are members of one of the nation’s 150 tribes, which originated in the Arabian peninsula and moved north in search of water. They are bound more by family ties and a strict honor code than by ethnic background or religion. All of Iraq’s rulers—the Ottoman Turks, the British and then a British-backed monarchy—had to win their cooperation. http://www.iraqcmm.org/cmm/WSJ-20000523.html More info on tribes: http://www.answers.com/topic/arab-tribes-in-iraq AP piece on Iraqi tribes, with video intro: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/interactives/iraqtribe/index.html?SITE=DCTMS&%2520SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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