Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East and Muslim countries. Struggles ...

DULUIYAH, Iraq – The consequences of the al-Jabouri tribe's decision to ally with Iraq's Shiite-led government against their fellow Sunnis in the Islamic State group are etched on row after row of ...

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The Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Morteza Zarchi has carpeted Boko Haram and other extremist groups, saying they did not belong to the Sunni or Shiite sects of Islam. The envoy said his country did ...

A schism emerged after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632. He died without appointing a successor to lead the Muslim community, and disputes arose over who should shepherd the new and rapidly ...

Speaking in a meeting with a group of Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi spoke about the important position of Sunni scholars in the history of the country. "You Sunni ...

Reporting from Amman, Jordan — Islamic State forces have carried out another mass killing of civilians in western Iraq, officials said Saturday – the systematic executions of at least 50 fellow Sunni ...

Sunni and Shia Muslim Differences: Shia and Sunni Muslims share much of the fundamental beliefs and practices of religion, they differ on doctrine, law, ritual, and religious organizations. Read the ...