When did Iran become Shiite?

Islam in Iran can be categorised into two periods – Sunni Islam from the 7th century to the 15th century and then Shia Islam post 16th century. The Safavid dynasty made Shia Islam the official state religion in the early sixteenth century and aggressively proselytized the faith by forced conversion.

What are the majority of Muslims in Iran?

Sunni
About 9\% of the Iranian population are Sunni Muslims—mostly Larestani people (Khodmooni) from Larestan, Kurds in the northwest, Arabs and Balochs in the southwest and southeast, and a smaller number of Persians, Pashtuns and Turkmens in the northeast.

What is the family structure in Iran?

Family structure in Iran Most families are headed by the oldest male, with formal authority descending through other males by age. The father is head of the family and is expected to protect and provide for the family. Mothers are expected to care for children and the household.

Do Azeris have good relationships with other Iranian minorities?

Azeris have had mixed relationships with other Iranian minorities. Kurds, who make up around 14 percent of Iran’s population, do not have particularly good relations with ethnic Azeris; several cities in western Iran, such as Urumieh and Mako, are inhabited by both Kurds and by Azeri Turks.

Are Azeri Turks Shia or Sunni?

Azeris often claim a population share close to 40 percent, a number that includes ethnic brethren such as the Turkmen, Qashgais, and other Turkic-speaking groups. Unlike other ethnic groups in Iran such as Sunni Kurds and Arabs, the Azeri Turks are Shiites like the Persians.

Who are the Azeris in Azerbaijan?

Although Azerbaijan is predominately Muslim, the country separates religion from state Those in the north lived under Russian, then Soviet rule – and are now in independent Azerbaijan. Those in the south lived under the Persian Empire – and are now in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Today, around nine million ethnic Azeris live in Azerbaijan.

What is the relationship like between Iran and Azerbaijan?

With annual bilateral trade volume of $600 million, Iran is a major trading partner of and an investor in Azerbaijan; Tehran also offers humanitarian aid to the almost one million Azerbaijanis internally displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia occupied that part of Azerbaijan in 1993.