‘In 1055 they entered Baghdad on the invitation of the Abbasid caliph and became the champions of Sunnite Islam against the Shi'ite rulers of Egypt.’
‘Ottoman rule resulted in Muslim Sunnite dominance in the north, although the Shiites in the south were generally free to practice Islam as they chose.’
‘Most Iraqis are Muslims and they are Shiites and Sunnite.’
‘During the 10th century, most of the Turkish tribes converted to Islam, so when they began migrating in the 11 th century, it was as Muslims, specifically as Sunnite Muslims.’
‘The Sunnite sect is the largest in Syria, accounting for 75 percent of the population.’
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