Saudi society remains divided by clan , sect and region , and split between religious conservatives and relative liberals .
沙特社会依据宗族、教派和区域划分,进而又分裂为宗教保守派和自由派。
It is widely believed that this reflects a choice of competence over caste and secularism over sect .
外界普遍认为,这反映出人们选择的是能力而非社会等级,是政教分离主义而非宗派主义。
The country , divided by region , sect and ethnicity , has always been a work in progress .
这个根据地区、宗派、种族的不同而划分的国家一直都在不断进步。
Many of syria 's minorities are sheltering with mr assad 's alawite sect only because they fear a bloody reckoning if syria 's sunnis , the largest group , are victorious .
During this year 's world cup season , enthusiasts flying the flags of brazil or germany or other national football teams did not immediately betray which lebanese sect or party they belonged to , as they once did .
Few iraqi politicians seem able to put country above religious sect or ethnicity . Minority rights are disrespected . Intolerance prevails .
鲜有伊拉克政治家能将国家权利置于宗教派别或种族利益之上,少数派的权利被漠视,狭隘情绪滋长。
Moreover , two tactics adopted by the regime , which is dominated by members of the minority alawite sect , appear to be failing .
另一方面,由当局通过而作为少数派别的阿拉维派主导的两个方案最终以失败告终。
He heads a local christian religious sect , called the " chana " , which allows polygamy .
查纳是当地一个叫“查纳”的基督教派别的领袖,该教创立于1942年6月,允许一夫多妻制。
It was unclear who the culprits were , but the presumption is an iraqi sunni group opposed to the gradual consolidation of shia iraqis as the country 's ruling sect , albeit that the main electoral groupings in the election run-up are trying to create broad sectarian fronts to draw more sunnis into the new establishment .