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Islam, Shia: 1900 to Present: South, Central, and West Asia
Shia Islam is a major sectarian division within Islam. Shias are about one-fifth of all Muslims worldwide, and are geographically distributed mainly in the Persian Gulf region, the heart of where Shia Islam took root, with most of its sacred shrines ...
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