sectarian division

But under the surface, the sectarian divisions remain and with them the fear of a renewed civil war.

The responses reflected the sectarian divisions that have long shaped life in the country.

However, there are other sectarian divisions of the population that lay in nearly a dozen distinct groups.

All are struggling desperately against violence or sectarian division.

A couple of indicators are that the army didn't bust up into sectarian divisions.

It won't be easy - sectarian divisions exist, and it's possible they may turn violent as well.

After the destruction of the Second Temple, these sectarian divisions ended.

The religious struggles of the 17th century left a deep sectarian division in Ireland.

The interviews suggested a hardening of the sectarian divisions that were visible in the election.

This is not so much a sectarian division as a cultural one, a north-south relationship with almost racist overtones.

There would be voluntary bans on preaching militancy or sectarian division.

Although many thought it was a "deliberate provocation to create sectarian divisions", the violence lasted for two years.

They worry that an active campaign to oust the president could fan sectarian divisions, hurting their cause.

Sectarian divisions are seeping into their children's classrooms and even their own dinner table discussions.

Lebanon is the most obvious modern example of religious, ethnic and sectarian divisions tearing at a country's collective existence.

The two men were noted for their work in healing sectarian divisions within Liverpool during the 1970s and 80s.

The sectarian divisions can be divided into several main ideological or ethnic strands:

But it will take more than gestures for his government to have a real chance of coming to grips with Iraq's overwhelming problems and sectarian divisions.

He ignores the plethora of reports about deepening sectarian divisions in Iraq and a worsening security situation.

Are the investments of these agencies helping to challenge or reinforce the historic sectarian divisions within the labour market?

They are divided along sectarian divisions, with the majority being Sunni and a minority Shia.

Military activity was seen as counterproductive since its effect was to further entrench the sectarian divisions.

At Umaswati's time, although multiple orders existed, there was no clear sectarian division.

But long-simmering sectarian divisions erupted almost to the point of civil unrest during the 1990's.

Lebanon's elections, like its politics, seem, inevitably, a labyrinth of sectarian division and time-honored tradition.