Editor's Note: Back in 2007, NPR reported on the Shiite-Sunni split that was contributing to conflicts in many parts of the Muslim world, including Iraq. In light of the current fighting in Iraq ...

The division of Islam into Sunni and Shiite branches goes far back in Muslim history to the aftermath of the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Its repercussions have rippled through history ...

When we watch the news and see reporters talking about the conflicts that are playing out across the Middle East, we hear a lot about fighting between the Sunnis and the Shiites, the two main ...

At the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, rituals of faith unfold: worshippers kneel in prayer, visitors raise their palms skyward or ...

Assad militiaman for life for Syria war crimes including murder & torture under universal jurisdiction principle.

A German court has handed a life sentence to a Syrian man for crimes against humanity, including murder and torture. The man ...

The Sunni-Shia conflict is 1,400 years in the making, dating back to the years immediately after the Prophet Mohammed’s death in 632. The Prophet died without having appointed a successor ...

For more than 1,400 years, Sunnis and Shiites have been at odds. The first armed clash between adherents of the two main branches of Islam took place in A.D. 680, in Karbala, still a major city ...

Hujjat-ul-Islam Sayyed Abdul Fattah Navvab hailed the unity of Shia and Sunni communities in Iran as a role model for Muslims ...

The Sayyida Zeinab Shrine in Syria is a focal point of both religious devotion and sectarian tensions. Revered by Shiites, ...