According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad’s prophetic status was well-established among his followers before his death. However, a disagreement emerged soon afterward about the prophet’s death regarding ...

Britain has an estimated Muslim population of about 2.8 million. Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in ...

Christians and other religious minorities in Syria fear the Middle Eastern nation has traded one oppressor for another since ...

Tehran’s ambitions extend beyond backing Shia and Sunni Islamist groups in the Middle East. On March 13, the US Treasury ...

Sunni-led Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Shia Hezbollah – on the Syrian-Lebanese border highlights a growing sectarian divide in ...

On March 13, the US Treasury Department sanctioned Sweden’s Foxtrot gang for its ties to the Iranian regime, underscoring ...

Sunni and Shia Muslims, the two main sects of Islam, observe Ramadan. In some countries, work hours are adjusted or reduced during Ramadan. Since the Islamic lunar calendar is shorter than the 365 ...

The original inhabitants of this area are Sunni, though there were some people from the Shia sect. The Iranian government and the regime of the criminal Bashar al-Assad worked on igniting ...

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...

In the Al-Qusour district, residents are trying to go back to their lives after the deadly attacks carried out by various ...