An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East and Muslim countries. Struggles between Sunni and Shia forces have fed a Syrian civil war that threatens to ...

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Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s next mayor has become something larger than a historic first for many Muslim New Yorkers — it marks a rare moment of visibility and unity across the city’s ...

Most New Yorkers know Zohran Mamdani is the first Muslim mayor of New York City. But what’s less known is that he’s the first Shia Muslim mayor — a minority sect within Islam. Most New Yorkers know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAIRO (Reuters) -Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Oman, the group said on Tuesday, ...

Following this statement by Pakistan's Army Chief, the atmosphere within the country has become increasingly tense.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iran has retaliated against US and Israeli strikes with attacks on Israel and its Gulf neighbours (Fadhel MADHAN) (Fadhel ...

With their Feb. 28 strikes on Iran, the United States and Israel have stoked Middle East conflict as part of a campaign that President Donald Trump said could last weeks or longer, aiming to cut short ...

Taqiyya is very common in Islamic politics, especially in the modern era. The main verse of the Quran that sanctions deception toward non-Muslims states: “Let not the believers take the disbelievers ...

Shi’ite Muslims marked Ashura on Thursday, a day of pain, pilgrimage, and pageantry that is one of the holiest in their religion. The word Ashura means 10, and the holiday is the tenth day of Muharram ...