The bottom line in the sectarian conflict of Iraq is that America has no horse in this race. When the Iraqis, Iranian, Saudis, and Americans all meet next week to talk as they are scheduled to, ...

Syrian Alawites, linked by religion with deposed president Assad, make surprising use of biblical characters. This is a three-part series about the Alawite sect in Syria and the March massacre in its ...

SAYYIDA ZEINAB, Syria (AP) — At the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, rituals of faith unfold: worshippers kneel in prayer, visitors raise their palms skyward or fervently murmur invocations as they press their ...

Shiites and Sunnis are two main sects of Islam that are often at war, a split that dates back to when Muhammad, the founder of Islam, died in the year 632, leading to a never-ending dispute over his ...

Interfaith group uses projects and dialogues to push for greater religious freedom. This is the third article in a three-part series about the problem of sectarianism in the Middle East and ways the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) – A top Interior Ministry official said yesterday the 173 malnourished ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAYYIDA ZEINAB, Syria (AP) — At the Sayyida ...