The conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims remains one of the central features shaping the political and religious dynamics of the Middle East. Rooted in Islamic history since the 7th century ...

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 ...

The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the seventh ... They also both share the holy book of the Quran. The primary difference in practice comes in that Sunni Muslims mainly ...

Allah is the one true God. The holy books should be respected. Sunni and Shi’a Muslims have the same holy books. The prophets should be respected. Sunni and Shi’a Muslims believe in many of ...

The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century ... They also both share the holy book of the Quran. But, whereas Sunni Muslims rely on the Sunnah, a record of the ...

Syria is the only Middle Eastern country that has a majority Sunni population but is ruled by a Shiite minority. The Assads, who took power in 1970, are Alawites, a subsect of Shia Islam that ...

The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the seventh ... They also both share the holy book of the Quran. The primary difference in practice comes in that Sunni Muslims mainly ...

Qatar's President Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani made the first official visit to Syria after the interim government was ...

A July 2023 bombing killed at least six people near the mausoleum. Shia shrines have been a frequent target of attacks by Sunni groups such as ISIL, both in Syria and neighbouring Iraq.

The main road connecting Parachinar, which has become a battleground between Shia and Sunni Muslims, has also been closed for the past three months. In fact, there has been a history of heavy ...