A representative body of the Shia community has demanded a judicial commission to probe into the controversy surrounding the marriage of Dua Zehra, daughter of Syed Mehdi Ali Kazmi, with Zaheer Ahmed.

Pilgrimage to Mecca is one of many rituals that are shared by both sects The divide between Sunnis and Shia is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam. Members of the two sects have co-existed ...

A bomb attack in Iraq has badly damaged one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, sparking furious protests. Thousands of Iraqis have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra, north of Baghdad, where ...

The Shia Revival offers an in-depth analysis of the various causes and forces that have contributed to this long-born political struggle for the soul of Islam and sheds light on historic moments of ...

The divide between Sunnis and Shia is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam. Members of the two sects have co-existed for centuries and share many fundamental beliefs and practices. But they ...