English

Noun

Shiaphobia

1. An irrational fear, hatred, or dislike of Shi'ites.
   • 2012, "Satish" (username), New book on Shias by Hamid Dabashi, in soc.culture.iranian, Usenet:

     Shiaphobia is nothing new for Saudi Arabia. The kingdom's legitimacy derives from the Wahhabi sect of Islam, a Sunni Muslim group that attacked Shiite shrines in Iraq in the nineteenth century, and today systematically discriminates against Shias.

   • 2013, Glen Perry, The International Relations of the Contemporary Middle East, page 161:

     The discourse of a Shi'ite Crescent and the consequent “Shiaphobia” seem problematic for a number of reasons.

Synonyms

• anti-Shi'ism