In Kurram, near the Afghan border, Pakistan has been helpless to stop the latest outbreaks of a sectarian conflict that goes ...

The retreat of the US from the Middle East has led to two civil wars in Syria, and Iraq and, more broadly, the beginnings of some kind of decisive war between the two great sects of Islam ...

The region is home to a large population of the Baloch ethnic minority, who practice Sunni Islam in contrast to the country's predominant Shia branch. Recurring clashes there pit Iranian security ...

The bill, which has the backing of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and will be debated next week, requires the mufti to follow the Shafie school of Sunni Islam, which is the officially sanctioned ...

The most prominent Islamic scholar in Gaza has issued a rare, powerful fatwa condemning Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on ...

The House Divided' explores the historical Sunni-Shia schism and its influence on regional conflicts and power struggles in ...

Islam is one of the world's largest religions, practiced by over 1.9 billion people across the globe — that's nearly a quarter of the world population. The world's Muslims are spread out across the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

There are two main branches of Islam, called Sunni and Shi’a. This video shows a day in the life of Ezzy, a basketball player and Sunni Muslim.

BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament elected on Thursday Sunni lawmaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as its speaker, lawmakers said, breaking a nearly year-long deadlock over the position that ...

Iraqi Parliament Elects Sunni Lawmaker Al-Mashhadani as Speaker, Breaking Deadlock BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq's parliament elected on Thursday Sunni lawmaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as its speaker ...