11.   Although most Arab countries have Sunni majorities, significant Shiite minorities live in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan.

12.   Another no-fly zone was set up in southern Iraq to protect Shiite minorities.

13.   Another no-fly zone protects a Shiite minority in southern Iraq.

14.   Another no-fly zone was also set up in southern Iraq to protect Shiite minorities.

15.   Another no-fly zone protects the Shiite minority in southern Iraq.

16.   Dostum briefly fled to Turkey, but he returned to northern Afghanistan in September and forged strong ties with the Shiite minority in the region.

17.   Fadlallah is from the Shiite minority and bin Laden belongs to the majority Sunni community.

18.   In Afghanistan, the report said the Taliban government, which rules most of the country, has engaged in persecution and killing, particularly against the Shiite minority.

19.   Most Pakistanis are Sunni Muslims but live in peace with the Shiite minority.

20.   Most Gulf states have sizable Shiite minorities, but all are ruled by adherents to the mainstream Sunni sect.