Pakistani authorities distributed Rs 3.7 crore in compensation to families affected by sectarian violence in Kurram district. Deadly clashes between Alizai and Bagan tribes led to 133 deaths, sparking ...

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Mazmal Hussain Fasih, the elected chairman of the Kurram region, has worked extensively to solve the problems of the local ...

With some irony, America’s failure to secure the 2006 Awakening caused those Sunnis sympathetic to America’s aims to flee Shia persecution. Those “good guys” are thus not available in 2014 ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

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 ...

Srinagar, January 18: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama J&K and J&K Muslim Personal Law Board convened a critical media briefing today, calling for unity and peace within the Muslim community, stressing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hujjat al-Islam Sayyed Ahmad Iqbal Razavi, Vice President of the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen of Pakistan, said that the ...