English

Noun

Sunniphobia ‎(uncountable)

1. (rare) Fear or hatred of Sunnism and Sunnites.
   • 2005, Ahmed Hashim, Insurgency and Counter-insurgency in Iraq, Cornell University Press (2006), ISBN 9780801444524, page 82:

     I address the ideological underpinnings of this 'Sunniphobia' in Chapter 5, as part of the discussion of the structural problems of the US counter-insurgency campaign.

   • 2008, Richard Seymour, "The Sadrist Revolt", Monthly Review, 6 April 2008:

     For all the talk of "Shi'philia" and "Sunniphobia," sectarian manipulation was a secondary, tactical factor for the occupiers, who were most interested in the creation of a new "national" bourgeoisie at massive cost to most Iraqis, including the middle and professional classes.

   • 2012, David de Chand, "The Obstacles, Hurdles, Mechanisms and Instruments for the Implementation of the Cooperation Peace Agreement: A Critical Analysis", Sudan Vision, 7 November 2012:

     […] as well as modern mechanisms and instruments for conflict resolution and the fear of the unknown similar to the rising fever of Islamophobia (fear of Islam), Shiaphobia and Sunniphobia in the Western industrialized countries because it did neither sufficiently nor adequately addressed^[sic] their vital national economic and strategic security interests in the country.