A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SHIA

Fri, 29 Mar '24
Like much of Azerbaijan's population
Sun, 25 Feb '24
Like much of Iran
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Like most Iranians
Wed, 12 Jul '23
About 10%-15% of Muslims, globally
Thu, 6 Apr '23
Muslim minority
Tue, 4 Apr '23
"Disturbia" actor ___ LaBeouf
Mon, 6 Feb '23
One of the two main branches of Islam
Sat, 31 Dec '22
About one in 10 Muslims
Thu, 1 Sep '22
One branch of Islam
Thu, 24 Feb '22
One observing the holiday of Arba'een
Sun, 14 Nov '21
Branch of Islam
Wed, 1 Sep '21
Like the majority of Iraqis and Bahrainis
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Branch of Islam
Tue, 19 Jan '21
One of the two main branches of Islam