Shia vs Sunni in Syria: Syria, a country which constitutes 74% Sunni population was being ruled by Bashar al-Assad, affiliated with the Alawite sect, a syncretic sect with links to early Shi'ism ...

The Shia conservative groups that dominate Iraq’s parliament have proposed an amendment to the country’s “personal status law ...

In 1980, Iraq - led by Sunni leader Saddam Hussein - invaded its neighbour Iran, which was led by the country’s new Shia ruler Ayatollah Khomeini. Saddam wanted Iraq to replace Iran as the ...

Discover the largest Muslim country by population, where hundreds of millions of Muslims call it home and live with its religious influence.