Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in Medina, in modern day Saudi Arabia. Muslims who wanted to select his ...

Anjuman-e-Burhani has applied to the township Zoning Board of Adjustment for preliminary and final major site plan approval ...

Several celebrities have converted to different religions for various reasons including Sofia Richie, Isla Fisher and Karlie ...

For some, the issue lies with the Alawite Shia minority's perceived connection to the al-Assad regime and repression of Sunni Muslims during that time, with one person, who asked to speak anonymou ...

On the eve of International Women’s Day, Italy’s national government late Friday approved a draft law that introduces femicide into the country’s law following an uproar over violence against women by ...

"We have to preserve national unity and civil peace as much as possible and God willing, we will be able to live together," Sharaa said from a mosque in ... an offshoot of Shia Islam, and make ...

Israel said that it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday “in an effort to advance the negotiations” around the ...

Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with a gathering mourning dead civilians, following the reported mass ...

Syria's government on Sunday announced a probe after the killing of Alawite civilians triggered an international backlash against the worst violence since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. In its ...

AhlulBayt News Agency: A man armed with a knife was caught on CCTV stealing a flag from a mosque in western Sydney, sparking fear and concern within the local Muslim community. CCTV footage seen ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.