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Word: sunni (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...wedding. (Rumors that they had met and fallen in love in Switzerland were last week denied.) The Crown Prince's strong-willed father, Shah Reza Khan Pahlavi, had arranged the match so as to bring together not only Egypt and Iran but also two great Moslem sects, the Sunni and Shiah, which for years have been as unmixable as oil and water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EGYPT: Fevered Nuptials | 3/27/1939 | See Source »

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