sectarian violence

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• Sectarian violence — or sectarian strife is violence inspired by sectarianism, that is, between different sects of one particular mode of thought, not necessarily religious (e.g. conflicts between the nationalists and communists in China in the early 20th century are …   Wikipedia

• Sectarian violence in Pakistan — Pakistan, the country with the second largest Muslim population in the world, has seen serious Shia Sunni sectarian violence. Almost 77% of Pakistan s population is Sunni, with 20% being Shia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan#Demographics]… …   Wikipedia

• Sectarian democracy — Sectarian democracies are multiethnic/multifactional countries where the ethnic group with the greatest power has a democratic government that does not allow minorities to participate in the democratic process of that nation.There are several… …   Wikipedia

• sectarian — sec|tar|i|an [sekˈteəriən US ˈter ] adj 1.) sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc violence etc that is related to the strong feelings of people who belong to different religious groups ▪ people on both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sectarian — sec|tar|i|an [ sek teriən ] adjective 1. ) caused by disagreements among people from different religious groups: sectarian violence/killing/hatred etc.: Sectarian violence poses a real threat to the stability of the country. 2. ) taking one side… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sectarian — UK [sekˈteərɪən] / US [sekˈterɪən] adjective a) caused by disagreements among people from different religious groups sectarian violence/killing/hatred etc: Sectarian violence poses a real threat to the stability of the country. b) involving or… …   English dictionary

• sectarian — adjective 1 sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc violence etc that is connected with the strong feelings between people of different religious groups 2 especially AmE supporting a particular religious group and its beliefs: a sectarian journal… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sectarian — [[t]sekte͟əriən[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Sectarian means resulting from the differences between different religions. He was the fifth person to be killed in sectarian violence last week... The police said the murder was sectarian. ...both sides of the …   English dictionary

• violence — noun 1 hurting other people physically ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, excessive, extreme, great, large scale, serious ▪ fresh ▪ There are fears of fresh …   Collocations dictionary

• Violence against academics in post-invasion Iraq — Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraqi academics have frequently been threatened with violence, kidnapped, or murdered. Although it is impossible to determine the exact scale of the violence and intimidation, the Iraqi Ministry of Higher… …   Wikipedia

• sectarian — adj. Sectarian is used with these nouns: ↑conflict, ↑divide, ↑division, ↑interest, ↑murder, ↑politics, ↑strife, ↑violence …   Collocations dictionary