restive Shiite populations, particularly Bahrain, Yemen, and Kuwait. Sunni rulers fear that these populations could become radicalized by the Syrian conflict and stage uprisings of their own.

A widening schism along sectarian lines between Sunni and Shia Muslims was highlighted in two recent conferences, one in Bandar Abbas, Iran, the other in Bahrain. Both were designed to promote ...

This group was called Shia Ali, or ‘Party of Ali’, from ... interpreted in some sections of the media as religious conflict between Sunnis and Shias. Although Muslims in the UK have been ...

The Coordination Framework, Iraq’s ruling bloc of Shiite political parties, has announced that its members will run on ...

Edited by Liam Stack Sunni rebels swarm a Shia mosque near the town of Jisr ... Sectarian violence is a hallmark of the Syrian conflict. Brigade Cheers the Flames, Celebrating a 'Moment of ...

The issue was never resolved, and the two major branches of Islam that exist today can be traced to this early conflict ... be called simply Shia Muslims. Others are called Sunni Muslims, from ...

Even as Israel remains locked in a struggle with Iran and its proxies, a more dangerous adversary could be emerging on its ...

Although Shia versus Sunni violence was the main driver of the calamitous 2003–2008 civil war in Iraq, the risk of renewed conflict between these two sectarian groups has lessened because they ...

An invitation to Syria's new President Ahmad al-Sharaa for an Arab League summit in Baghdad has ignited political discord in ...

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