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Shiitize
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English
Etymology
From en Shiite ize.
Verb
en ambitransitive To make or become Shiite
2007, NY trans, Weekend Carnage in Iraq; Sadrists Return to Parliament Group: uk.media
Qatar-based Sunni preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi called on Iran to cease trying to "Shiitize" the region and accused it of playing an unhelpful
2006, Pacifist, Re: king abdollah on Iran, Iraq Group: Iranian Democratic Forum
Some also address the endeavors to "Shiitize" some Sunnites in the region.
en 2013 Sami Zemni The Dynamics of Sunni-Shia Relationships a former Saudi opponent and one of the most popular Islamic writers of the last decade, spoke of Iran's “gigantic efforts” to Shiitize Syria
Derived terms
en Shiitization
en Shi'ism