Hezbollah has tens of thousands of well-equipped fighters The movement follows the Shia branch of Islam and is financed, equipped and trained by Iran, the dominant Shia power in the Middle East.

Prominent Shia cleric Maulana Javed Haider Zaidi has strongly opposed the ongoing surveys of religious sites, stating that ...

Expressing deep concerns over the Hindu Sena’s application in the Rajasthan court to claim a temple in the Ajmer Sharif ...

The debate within Shi’ism about the role of Islam in government. Presenter Safa al-Ahmad travels to Iraq to talk to leading Shia politicians and theologians. Show more Within Shi’ism there is ...

The dispute continued to rage long after the deaths of both and supporters of Ali eventually became known as Shia, creating what remains the oldest and biggest schism in Islam. For Sunni Muslims ...

2 Most are Imami Shia Muslims, recognizing the leadership ... and threatened them with death if they did not convert to Sunni Islam or leave Afghanistan. 4 Hundreds of civilians fled south toward ...

Historically, Shia scholars in Lebanon were beacons of tolerance, promoting a vision of Islam based on humility and peace, and the protection of other communities. Today, we find that the ...