Sentence examples for sectarian by from inspiring English sources

Abdullah has taken two things away from this – a belief that Maliki betrayed him, and a conviction that he is deeply sectarian by nature.

At the same time, many Sunnis argue that Hezbollah has proved itself sectarian by siding, at the behest of the group's patron, the Shiite theocracy in Iran, with Mr. Assad's violent crackdown on a mainly Sunni rebellion demanding political rights.

David Cameron declared today that the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, rejected as too extreme and sectarian by al-Qaida itself, is now the most serious threat to Britain's security.

"These findings challenge religious extremists, who are often sectarian, by retelling the personal accounts from soldier's dairies of interfaith and intra-faith interactions between Sunni/Shia, Jewish, Christian, Sikh, and Hindu brothers in arms," he explains.

In some areas of the world, practicing members continue to be the target of violence -- some sectarian, by those who consider the Ismaili version of Islam to be inauthentic -- including recently in Pakistan and Syria.

ISIS gained momentum in 2014 largely due to Sunni grievances against then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-led government, slammed as authoritarian and brutally sectarian by many Sunnis.

Since then, Rangers have been fined twice by Uefa for sectarian chanting by some fans.

Nigeria is beset by militant raids in the Niger Delta, by sectarian violence and by radical Islamist attacks in the north.

But some worry about the combustibility of a society that is shadowed by sectarian resentments fostered by the government.

A major theme in the unfolding events is the fear that national solidarity will be torn apart by sectarian conflict inflamed by reaction.

Irish Premiership club Linfield have been fined £1,200 by the Irish Football Association over the singing of sectarian songs by supporters.