As Confucius rightly said, “Study the past if you would define the future.” While some might perceive history to be facts ...

In these books, soldiers and experts weigh in on the disorder they’ve found in some of the most consequential war rooms in ...

Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and ...

Hamid Dabashi By Shujaat Hussain For decades, Hamid Dabashi has cut a striking figure in academic and cultural circles.  An ...

If Christians cannot stand firm on biblical principles, how can we expect to counter the mob of protesters chanting Free Gaza ...

Imran Reza Ansari, a Shia politician and cleric, is facing widespread condemnation for inflammatory remarks against the first caliph of Islam (Rashidun Caliphate) Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa, better ...

Shia Muslims believe it to be his son-in-law, Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Hussein's father. Others believe successors, called caliphs, are chosen through communal elections.

During Muharram, Shia Muslims observe deep mourning with symbolic elements like Taziya (replica of Imam Hussain's tomb), Alam (flag of Hazrat Abbas), and Taboot (symbolic coffins).

Under Shia Islamic jurisprudence, a “Muharib” is defined as someone who wages armed rebellion, terrorism, violent crimes, or other unlawful acts that spread fear and disorder in society. The ...

This centuries-old doctrine within Twelver Shia Islam grants senior jurists a guardianship role during the occultation of the twelfth Shia Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi.

What Is ‘Wilayat-e-Faqih’? At the centre of Iran’s unique governance model is Wilayat-e-Faqih, translated as the “Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist". This doctrine, grounded in Ja’fari Shia theology, ...