Shiite and Sunni question

In countries with predominant Shiite Muslim like Iraq and Iran, can a Shiite and Sunni intermarry with one another?

Edited by Killabee - 26-Jul-2006 at 15:42

Originally posted by Killabee In countries with predominant Shiite Muslim like Iraq and Iran, can a Shiite and Sunni intermarry with one another?   It look each sectarian is still hostile to each other in these days. It is hard to imagine if they can actually form a consensual marriage.

I've also heard that it is very common in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

Originally posted by Omar al Hashim My uncle, a paki sunni, is married to an iraqi shia

In Iraq this case it is something in the middle between common and uncommon.

Edited by Ahmed The Fighter - 04-Aug-2006 at 03:17

I would never get involved if such war occured in my country.

Originally posted by �ok ge� Salam Ahmed, good to see you again man after that long time.   UN reports show that as many as 100 Iraqis were killed by the sectarian violence in the past month. How comes Baghdad is the center of all of this violence despite it is the central government location and the capital, whereas, other remote areas such as the south and the north is not experiencing that shocking rate of violance?

Thanks Cok,nice to see you too and sorry for being late in response.

the situation now in Iraq  like hell it is very complicated there are many groups no one can know where they come from, the situation exploded after the explosion of the golden dome of Imam Hadi shrine.

Edited by Ahmed The Fighter - 09-Aug-2006 at 12:11

The sooner the "Coalition" Forces withraw, the sooner Iraqis can become reconciled to each other.

Originally posted by Sparten The sooner the "Coalition" Forces withraw, the sooner Iraqis can become reconciled to each other.

Yep I agree totally. They should pull the plug on Iraq. Pull all forces and funding. Let them kill eachother and when the dust settles then we'll see what is left. And when some dictator or oppressive rule comes to power then it should just be accepted by the west. Maybe all the proxy warriors will leave and go to Isreal or back to chechnya or Afgahnistan. I think these proxy warriors cause alot of the strife between sunni and shiite as they dont care about the future of either side.
    
    
    

Edited by Gundamor - 10-Aug-2006 at 14:08

it would be disasterous to withdraw all Coalition forces from that country now

I don't think it would make a difference. The US forces don't appear to be doing anything apart from getting killed.
They've clearly failed to provide any security

Each sect is still fighting among themselves and claim to be the true heir of Muhammed.

I don't think thats the fight at all. Sunni and Shia get pretty blurred around the edges, most people don't know the difference either. I'm not even confident I do either.
The only issue I've ever heard is some sunnis say some shia vary too much from the Quran. But thats true of many sunnis too AND it varies person to person.

IF there is fighting. I'm sure its just a Us & Them mentality rather than anything else.


Edited by Omar al Hashim - 11-Aug-2006 at 03:45