Dr. Rasha Alawieh said she follows their religious teachings, not their politics. But what do we really know about Hassan ...

Still, the crux of the matter was about Muhammad’s intent: Shia Muslims believe Muhammad explicitly appointed Ali the leader of the ummah before he died. Muhammad established early Islam in Arabia ...

Britain has an estimated Muslim population of about 2.8 million. Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in ...

For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.