Tunisians are Sunnite Muslims, most of them of the Maliki rite. |
But it appears never to have professed the Druse creed, remaining Sunnite. |
Omar, a Sunnite, obtained the leadership in 634, and proceeded to carry out the prophet's ambitious schemes of conquest. |
This is especially the case with slaves who belong to the Sunnite sect. |
I squatted down, unheeded in the midst of the crowd of hungry Shi-ite and Sunnite pilgrims. |
They are scattered through the towns and not dare make contact with each other because of the differences between the Shiite and Sunnite communities. |