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Can you explain Sunni and Shia to me?

Asked by syz (35938points) March 16th, 2011

So much of the unrest in certain parts of the world seem to involve conflict between Sunni and Shia populations. Why do they seem to share so much territory and yet have so much trouble coexisting? Is there some basic difference between the two groups?

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