Shia identity is rooted in victimhood over the killing of Husayn, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, in the seventh century and a long history of marginalization by the Sunni majority. Islam's dominant ...
Sunni-Shia antagonism, a root cause of violence across the Middle East in recent decades, has diminished lately. But provocation by either side could undo this progress, so a Saudi-owned television ...
A conversation Muslims typically have privately in the U.S. is bursting into the public view because of the killings of Muslim men in New Mexico. There are concerns within Muslim communities that ...
Sunni and Shia Muslims are often portrayed as inherently in conflict with one another, despite being members of the same faith tradition. This presentation examines the historical and theological ...
BEIRUT — The Gaza war has pushed together powerful Iran-backed Shia Muslim paramilitaries with militant Sunni factions in what appears to be closer cooperation between groups that differ in religious ...
When the prophet Muhammad died in 632, a tempest of political intrigue and deceit blew over Islam, transforming it forever. In this fast-paced and compelling tale, travel writer Rogerson (The Prophet ...
When Arab leaders arrived in Iraq last week for the Arab League Summit, they were greeted by a city determined to impress. Driving into the city from Baghdad International Airport, they passed the ...
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with leaders of New York University's Muslim community about Shia and Sunni responses to the killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, N.M. A conversation Muslims typically have ...
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