They would later be called simply Shia Muslims. Others are called Sunni ... Ali with a poisoned sword while he was at prayer in the mosque in Kufa, Iraq in 661 CE. In 680 CE another civil war ...

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 ...

Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni ... There are over 2.5 million Muslims in the UK and the mosque has a central role in Islam. It’s the place where Muslims gather for Friday prayers ...

Edited by Liam Stack Sunni rebels swarm a Shia mosque near the town of Jisr al-Shughur in this video posted online Wednesday, climbing its roof and chanting religious slogans even as its lower ...

Shia women praying at the Grand Mosalla mosque of Tehran, Iran, on the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Although there are some important differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims ...

Shiite or Shia comes from shi'at Ali, meaning followers of Ali, while Sunni means those who adhere ... merged into an organization they call the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.