What caught my attention was saying that the two main sects of Islam is Shiite and Sunni.
It's Shi'a and Sunni. Just didn't sound right.
Hmm. I never heard about "Shi'a" on the news but we hear about the Shiites all the time. I'm guessing Shi'a and ****te are one in the same? . . . . Hold a sec, let me consult the oracle: . . . .
... It appears there are 150 sects of Islam but the two main ones are Shiite or Sunni so Mo is correct. It's a little difficult to tell if "shiite" and "Shi'as" are interchangeable but my googleing suggests that Shiite is proper. And so is "Shi'a." Perhaps a "shiite" is a follower of "Shi'a" just as I see mentioned of "Sunni's" being followers of "Sunnite."
They appear to like each other about as much as Baptists like Catholics.
Sources: http://hnn.us/articles/934.html and http://islamicweb.com/beliefs/cults/shia.htm