Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith.

Iraq’s Oppressed Majority For nearly a century, the nation’s 15 million Shiite Muslims have been denied access to political power ...

Analyzing the historical roots of the Sunni-Shia split, the book examines the social and political factors perpetuating these divisions, highlighting how contemporary conflicts often mirror historical ...

Exactly 45 years ago, Mecca Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest place, was taken over by 200 armed men led by preacher Juhayman al-Utaybi. Blood would flow before the weeks-long siege ended. The events of ...

The Shia-Sunni divide is centuries-old in Kashmir but when Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, a Shia, got the National Conference mandate from the Srinagar parliamentary constituency last month, among the first ...

Named after the Elite Guard of Imam Ali, the first Imam of Shia Islam whose death in 661 AD caused the Sunni-Shia split, the taskforce is entrusted with the “security of the official headquarters” and ...

What does each group believe? As with any division that lasts over a thousand years, the Sunni-Shia split led to each denomination developing its own unique cultures, doctrines and schools of thought.

Book Review: After The Prophet – The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split Dec 13, 2019, 12:27 PM | Article By: Lesley Hazleton Reviewed by Z. Hussain Before it was just plain ‘Muslim’, but we now live ...