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 ...

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 human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform to the interpretation of Islam prescribed by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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