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Shia Islam in Kuwait constitutes 30%-40% of Kuwait's citizen population.〔 In 2001, the US Department of State reported that there were 300,000 Shia Kuwaiti citizens and 820,000 Kuwaiti citizens in total thus Shias formed 36.5% of the Kuwaiti citizen population.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=International Religious Freedom Report )〕 In 2002, the US Department of State reported that Shia Kuwaitis formed 30-40% of Kuwait's citizen population,〔 noting there were 525,000 Sunni citizens and 855,000 Kuwaiti citizens in total (61% Sunnis, 39% Shias).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=International Religious Freedom Report )〕 In 2004, there were 300,000-350,000 Shia Kuwaiti citizens and 913,000 Kuwaiti citizens in total.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=International Religious Freedom Report )〕 In 2008, the ''Strategic Studies Institute'' reported that 40% of Kuwaitis were Shias.〔 Shiites are usually under-represented in the National Assembly parliaments although hold a few positions in the government. They founded the local armed resistance movement during the occupation of Kuwait in the Gulf War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Iran, Israel and the Shi'ite Crescent )〕 The Kuwaiti resistance's casualty rate far exceeded that of the coalition military forces and Western hostages.〔 The resistance predominantly consisted of ordinary citizens who lacked any form of training and supervision.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Kuwaiti Resistance )〕 ==See also== * Imam Baqir Mosque * Imam Hussein Mosque (Kuwait) * Baharna in Kuwait 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shia Islam in Kuwait」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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