No quotas: How can new Syrian government be inclusive?
The new Syrian government should be representative of all ethnic and sectarian groups if it wants international support. But ...
Lebanon and Syria agree to ceasefire after cross-border attacks kill 10
The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, ...
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What Is the Difference Between Sunni and Shia Islam?
According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad’s prophetic status was well-established among his followers before his death. However ...
Who are Syria's Alawites? The sect facing violence after Assad's fall
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...
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Religion in politics
It is the only one in the geographic space in which it is located that has kept religion out of governance. That was not supposed to happen since it was religion that led to the founding of the state ...
Alawites in Syrian town of Baniyas recount horror: 'The survivors are the ones Sunni families hid'
In the Al-Qusour district, residents are trying to go back to their lives after the deadly attacks carried out by various ...
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Syria’s minority sects concerned new government won’t protect them
Sunnis comprise around 75 percent of Syria with the remaining 25 percent made up of minorities like Alawites, Christians, Shiite Muslims, Kurds and Druze. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn met ...
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Saudi Arabia, most other Sunni Arab states to start Ramadan Saturday
AHMAD GHARABLI For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities ...
At least 11 dead after separate security operations against militants in restive northwest Pakistan
Pakistan's military says troops acting on intelligence have raided two militant hideouts in the country’s restive northwest, ...
U.P. Shia, Sunni Waqf Boards get full-time CEOs
Aziz Ahmed had been handling the responsibilities of CEO for both Waqf Boards following his appointment in June 2024 as per ...
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Syrian minorities concerned new leaders won't protect them
Sunnis comprise around 75 percent of Syria with the remaining 25 percent made up of minorities like Alawites, Christians, Shiite Muslims, Kurds and Druze. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn met ...