What is Shia Islam? From the succession dispute after Prophet Muhammad to Karbala, sects and global communities, here is how ...
Sunni and Shia Muslims have lived peacefully together for centuries. In many countries it has become common for members of the two sects to intermarry and pray at the same mosques. They share faith in ...
When Sunni rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last December, they vowed to form an inclusive Syrian government by March. Sunnis comprise around 75 percent of Syria with the remaining 25 percent made up of ...
Arab-Iran conflicts have traditionally roiled Shia-Sunni relations in South Asia. Things are a little different this time.
As Iran prepares for the charade of presidential elections later this month, old and new regime apparatchiks have announced their candidacies. They include former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ...
Most New Yorkers know Zohran Mamdani is the first Muslim mayor of New York City. But what’s less known is that he’s the first Shia Muslim mayor — a minority sect within Islam. Most New Yorkers know ...
News of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death sparked jubilant celebrations in Iran and across the Iranian diaspora. Yet for some Shia Muslims, it triggered grief and anger.