[DOC] [TLE] Bahrain - Wikipedia [PAR] Bahrain officially the Kingdom of Bahrain is a small Arab monarchy in the Persian 
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and tourism ... Bahrain was later ruled by the Assyrians and Babylonians. .... 
Around the 1760s, the Al Jalahma and Al Khalifa clans, both belonging to the 
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clan shifted from the Sufyanid branch of the family to the Marwanid branch. As the 
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... Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam: in 2009, Shia Muslims ... that 
at the time of the prophet and after him regarded Ali as the Imam and Caliph. ..... 
CE has been referred to by Louis Massignon as "the Shiite Ismaili century in the... [DOC] [TLE] Bahrain - NITLE Arab World Project - TeachMideast [PAR] A series of treaties in the 19th century gave Britain control over Bahrain's defense 
... About 70 percent of all native Bahrainis belong to the Shia branch of Islam, and 
the remainder, including the ruling al-Khalifa clan, are Sunnis. .... Bahrain has an 
extensive and sophisticated communications network, including two AM radio... [DOC] [TLE] Sunnis vs. Shi'ites - Discover the Networks [PAR] The vast majority of the world's Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of ... 
AD, and over the nature of the leadership the Muslim community should have. ... 
a companion of the Prophet, to become the first Caliph (Arabic for successor). ... 
are considerable differences between Sunni and Shiite Islam, the two Islamic... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 2: The Muslim Community in History [PAR] The history of Islam has often been linked to the existence of an Islamic state or 
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Byzantine .... The vast majority of Muslims (Sunni) believe that Muhammad died 
without ... Although not a prophet, the caliph enjoyed religious prestige as head 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] Sunnis and Shiites [PAR] The majority of the world's Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of Islam, 
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into the majority Sunni and minority Shia branches that persist to the ... The 
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The Al Khalifa's conquest of Bahrain in 1783 came more than a century after a .... 
two families and discredit the Arab origin and Muslim credentials of Bahraini... [DOC] [TLE] Islam in Bahrain - Revolvy [PAR] Although the country is majority- Shiite , the al-Khalifa monarchy is Sunni . History 
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Question: The Khalifa clan, which has ruled Bahrain for 2 centuries, belongs to this majority branch of Islam
Answer: Sunni