A dispute about who should lead Islam after Muhammad died ultimately split the faith into two branches, the Sunnis and the Shias. The young Muslim community faced a pivotal decision after the ...
The first signs did not come with a declaration or a warning. They came as flashes in the Gulf sky, as sirens cut through the stillness of cities that had long believed they could stay outside the ...
A poster carrying a photograph of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with a slogan calling for Shia-Sunni brotherhood, hangs above a street at the Beckbagan Crossing, a Sunni ...