What is Shia Islam? From the succession dispute after Prophet Muhammad to Karbala, sects and global communities, here is how ...

Following this statement by Pakistan's Army Chief, the atmosphere within the country has become increasingly tense.

Islam's dominant sect, which roughly 85 percent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims follow, view Shia Islam with suspicion, and extremist Sunnis have portrayed Shias as heretics and apostates. Source: ...

Speaking to parliament, Erdogan stressed that Islam should not be fragmented along sectarian lines. “We have a single religion, and that is Islam.” ...

There is a doctrinal comedy unfolding across the Arab world this week that would be amusing if it were not so grotesque in its hypocrisy. As Iranian missiles rained down on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the ...

Harvard does not have a University-ordained chaplain for Shia Muslim affiliates on campus, but some Shia students said it has not significantly impacted their experience at Harvard. Out of Harvard’s ...

BHOPAL: Most members of the Shia Muslim community refrained from celebrating Eid on Saturday as they denounced the killing of ...

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The supreme leader of Iran for 37 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday by US and Israeli strikes. When the news broke there were jubilant celebrations in Iran and across the Iranian ...

Shia Muslims in Ahmedabad and Sambhal held subdued Eid-ul-Fitr prayers, mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. Some wore ...