The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

Deadly violence in Syria has once again spotlighted the Alawites, a secretive religious minority tied to Bashar al-Assad.

Rights groups, such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), have reported that recent killings on the coast were ...

Amid the "Phantom Moon" debate that sparked Eid-ul-Fitr chaos in the Muslim world, Saudi Arabia has announced sighting of the ...

Police say soldiers and members of a Shiite Muslim group have clashed in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, killing six people ...

The toppling of Assad, whose Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, saw the ascendancy of a new government led by HTS, a Sunni Islamist group that emerged from an organization once ...

This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...

They would later be called simply Shia Muslims. Others are called Sunni Muslims, from the word meaning “tradition.” Thus, the distinction between the groups hinges on their interpretation of ...

The Alawites are the second-largest religious group in Syria after Sunni Muslims. Their faith is an offshoot Shi'ite Islam. The Assad-led state recruited heavily from the Alawite community for its ...

Founded by Sheikh Wesam Charkawi, The Muslim Vote – separate from the Muslim Votes Matter campaign sharing a similar name – ...

For nearly 2 billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time of deep reflection, spiritual connection and community.