sectarian

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In Iraq, after a U.S. invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, sectarian leaders stepped into the vacuum.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

The British, while struggling desperately to keep India from dividing along sectarian lines before and during World War II, were set against the revival of the caliphate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

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