A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SHIA

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