The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is spiraling to involve more countries in the region. Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties ...

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 ...

According to Shia tradition, Ali and, in turn, his successors would receive a special, divine knowledge (ilm) accessible only to those human beings God would choose. For Sunni Muslims, this idea ...

The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century and the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Yet a spotlight has been shone recently on the differences between the two religions ...

in our view , confirm that the signs of region-wide confrontation between adherents of Sunni and Shia schools of thought are becoming visible in the Middle East," he said. "Geopolitical ...