The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

Deadly violence in Syria has once again spotlighted the Alawites, a secretive religious minority tied to Bashar al-Assad.

Christian minorities fear rising tensions after opposition leader's arrest, as political and economic hardships deepen ...

Farouk’s statement comes a day after Kuru rejected claims that his books contradict Sunni Islam, insisting that they are academic works in social sciences, not theology. Kuru’s other book ...

Here is a look at sects and minorities in Syria, which has been destroyed by years of civil war following a 2011 uprising spearheaded by Syria's majority Sunni Muslims against the Alawite leadership.

Muawiya and his family converted to Islam. According to Sunni Muslims, Muawiya became one of the scribes of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and after the demise of the Prophet, he was appointed by the ...

The London-based pan-Arab news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, owned by the Qatari company Fadaat Media, reported on Wednesday that the US military continued its operation in Yemen overnight, launching a ...

They would later be called simply Shia Muslims. Others are called Sunni Muslims, from the word meaning “tradition.” Thus, the distinction between the groups hinges on their interpretation of ...

The Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shia Islam and makes up around 10% of Syria's population, which is majority Sunni Muslim. Assad belongs to the sect. People were too scared to even look out of ...

The latter signifies that Muslims should increase their charity during the holy month, including serving the poor, Keyes said. How do different Muslim communities observe Ramadan? The main variations ...