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Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans in Syria's Sweida province have killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100 ...

While the first three parts of the series explored the history of Shiite Islam and how the lack of an earthly imam formed ...

Shiite Muslims from around the world mark the holy Ashoura pilgrimage. Minister Mchunu’s ‘comrade’ Brown Mogotsi says he’s ready to tell all after Lt Gen Mkhwanazi explosive claims 3D model visualises ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad. Once ...

In the first few hours of the attacks, Israel incapacitated a regime dedicated to its destruction. The Mossad intelligence ...

A Muharram rally on the outskirts of Srinagar has sparked controversy due to the presence of Hezbollah flags and posters of ...

Passport Shiite-produced map of Iraq outrages Sunnis Take a gander at the map at right, posted by Marc Lynch.

With such a legacy, local Shiite community leaders and members are now navigating a dramatically altered political landscape around Sayyida Zeinab and beyond, after Assad’s December ouster by ...

During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad ...