When Sunni rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last December, they vowed to form an inclusive Syrian government by March. Sunnis ...

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 52 people belonging to the Alawite minority were executed in the ...

A Syrian war monitor has reported that security forces carried out the execution of 52 Alawite men in Latakia province, an ...

That makes the “ waqf boards” that control them (on Allah’s behalf, they say) count collectively as India’s third-biggest ...

Top-shelf dynamic lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev will replace Dan Hooker to face Justin Gaethje in a rematch at UFC 313 ...

Both are Shia sects that trace their origins back to the time of Prophet Mohammad and the succession crisis that followed his passing in the 7th century. The Ismailis acquired political power ...

One more major factor in the ongoing violence in Kurram is the presence of heavily armed parties on either side. Both groups have access to heavy weapons that include high-calibre anti-aircraft guns, ...

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world. He will take on the role from his father Prince Karim Aga Khan, who ...

Shia Ismailis are mourning the passing away of their spiritual leader, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, their 49th hereditary Imam. The Aga Khan, as he was known, passed away on February 4 in ...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) held that a case about religious hatred registered under Section 295A PPC can only be ...

"In pre-Islamic Arabia, this was the month when warring tribes laid down arms. It was a month of peace. This Abrahamic ...