sectarian

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President Aoun, a former army chief, had ruled out using force, warning that this could exacerbate sectarian divisions and lead to violence.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Aoun has rejected the use force, warning that this could antagonise the Shia community and reignite sectarian divisions in a country .

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Iraq was a state with deep sectarian divisions that was largely dominated by a single dictator: Saddam Hussein.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Though millions live peacefully side by side, religious and ethnic identity remains a sensitive topic in a country that has seen sectarian violence throughout its history.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

I ask my fellow-workers at the factory; they know nothing and think I am talking of some crazy Yomesh sectarian.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin