Sunni Islam
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| + | "Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the [[Middle East]] has experienced both periods of relative [[peace]] and tolerance and periods of [[conflict]] particularly between [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]s and [[Shia Islam|Shiite]]s." | ||
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| - | + | '''Sunni Islam''' is the largest [[Islamic schools and branches|denomination]] of [[Islam]]. Its name comes from the word [[Sunnah]], referring to the exemplary behavior of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]. | |
| - | In 2014, two American journalists, one American and two British aid workers, several Lebanese soldiers, an unknown number of Syrians, and at least 10 Kurds were [[decapitation|beheaded]] by the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL/ISIS/IS), a radical [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Islamist]] group operating in [[Iraq]] and parts of [[Syria]], and [[beheading video]]s were posted to [[social media]]. | + | |
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| - | * [[Beheading in Islamism]] | + | * [[Islamic schools and branches]] |
| - | * [[Beheading video]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Beatles (terrorist cell)|The Beatles]], terrorist cell of the Islamic State that guarded and beheaded a number of hostages | + | |
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Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the exemplary behavior of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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