Shiaphobia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Shiaphobia (uncountable)
- An irrational fear, hatred, or dislike of Shi'ites.
- 2012, Satish, “New book on Shias by Hamid Dabashi”, in soc.culture.iranian (Usenet):
- Shiaphobia is nothing new for Saudi Arabia. The kingdom's legitimacy derives from the Wahhabi sect of Islam, a Sunni Muslim group that attacked Shiite shrines in Iraq in the nineteenth century, and today systematically discriminates against Shias.
- 2013, Glen Perry, The International Relations of the Contemporary Middle East, page 161:
- The discourse of a Shi'ite Crescent and the consequent “Shiaphobia” seem problematic for a number of reasons.