Sentence examples for sectarian identity from inspiring English sources

Names can reflect sectarian identity and presumed political positions.

Each team has its own distinct sectarian identity.

His family is Alawite, but Adonis has never claimed a sectarian identity.

As the war has worsened, many Syrians have based their allegiance on sectarian identity.

"It is being reflected in Lebanon, where the Sunnis are taking a more and more militant role, and they are becoming more aware of their sectarian identity and linking their sectarian identity to their political demands".

It is a position that stretches back centuries, but survives today in a political system still governed by sectarian identity.

This retreat to ethnic and sectarian identities in Syria could prove to make any future dialogue between different groups difficult.

Iraq must wait until a rational debate on federalism can focus on good governance as opposed to defending sectarian identities.

Syrian nationalism and Arab nationalism were supposed to have erased sectarian identities, under the ruling philosophy of the Assad government.

"It is untrue that the three Ottoman provinces that became Iraq in 1921 were characterized by clear sectarian identities".

Like his father, Hafez, before him, Assad has violated the rights of all Syrians, regardless of religious or sectarian identities.