Shiite Islam offers Iranians a standard it views as just. Iran calls itself an Islamic republic. Many Iranians may appreciate ...

The competition for caliph would split the faith. After Mohammed died, some thought his favorite son-in-law, Ali, should serve. A supporter of Ali was rendered as Shiaat Ali, which became “Shia ...

It was also the day that Hussein ibn Ali died in battle, in Karbala, Iraq, in A.D. 680. ... He was killed in A.D. 661, which allowed his opponent Muawiya to become caliph.

Hasan, the son of Ali, who had briefly assumed the role of caliph after his father's death, was compelled by Muawiya to abdicate. Many early sources attribute Hasan's death years later to a poisoning.

Indeed, Abdulhamid was planning to instate Ali Haydar as the emir when he reached maturity, a plan that came to an end with the caliph's overthrow in 1909 after the Young Turk Revolution.

Ali Wong has made history. The comedian continued Beef’s awards sweep with television’s highest honor, winning the Emmy for best actress in a limited series. The win makes Wong the first woman ...

Ali Wong Becomes First Asian Woman to Win an Emmy for a Lead Role. The comedian’s ‘Beef’ sweep culminated with an Emmy for best actress in a limited series. By Rebecca Sun.

A sister of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said she had cut ties with her brother, calling him a despotic caliph who ignored the voice of Iranians, a sign that people near the top echelons of ...

Shaukat Ali, the Indian Moslem leader at the Indian Round Table Conference here, who has been reported to be the leading figure in the movement to proclaim the Turkish ex-Sultan Abdel-Mejid as ...

Noman Ali became Pakistan’s first spinner to claim a Test hat-trick, achieving this during the second Test against the West Indies at Multan. Dismissing Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach, and Kevin ...