Photo: “Role of Shia in Culture and Civilization of Islam and Iran” author Ali-Akbar Velayati (R) receives a plaque of honor from Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization Director Hojjatoleslam ...

TEHRAN-15 Books on Ahl al-Bayt (AS) and Shia culture have been released in nine languages by the Ahlulbayt (AS) World Assembly at the 35th Tehran International Book Fair. In a ceremony attended by ...

The book traces the humble beginning of Shias in today’s Pakistan with particular focus on Punjab, where not a single Shia seminary existed in 1915.

HRW reviewed textbooks produced by the Saudi education ministry for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years and found that some practices associated with the Shia and Sufi Islamic traditions ...

Ashura 2016: Self-flagellation begins as Islamic world marks religious festival Ashura is marked by all Muslims, but plays a major role in the Shia calendar Adam Withnall Monday 10 October 2016 14 ...

This book calls not for partisanship or simple conclusions, but imagination, empathy and a willingness to learn. The mosque-building scene resonates with an episode from Islam’s early years.

Modern Islam is divided into two main branches: the Sunni and the Shia. These sects share the core beliefs of Islam, but the schism between the two was cemented by the politics of the early Muslim ...