They would later be called simply Shia Muslims. Others are called Sunni Muslims, from the word meaning “tradition.” Thus, 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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Warring Shia and Sunni tribes in Pakistan's Kurram district have agreed to an eight-month peace treaty, aiming to end ...

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 ...

Reportedly the most expensive Arab soap ever made at up to $100mn, Muawiya focuses on the seventh-century schism that led Muslims to split into two main denominations, Sunni and Shia, a political ...

The emergence in 1994 of the Taliban, militant Sunni Muslims who tend to regard Shia as not being true Muslims, 3 threatened to further undermine the Hazaras' position. This fear appeared to be ...

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday, 30 March, after sighting the crescent moon, while Oman ...