Almost 100 people were killed recently when a suicide bomber targeted Shiite Muslim pilgrims in Pakistan. Closer to home, a Sufi cleric's plans to build an Islamic center near Ground Zero have ...

Happening against the backdrop of the month of Ramadan, known to be one of reflection, the summit gathered 300 dignitaries, authorities in the Islamic school of thought: Islamic figures, muftis ...

Albanian PM Edi Rama on Sunday announced plans to establish a sovereign microstate for the Shia Sufi Bektashi Order in Tirana. While welcomed by the order, the move has also been greeted with ...

In regions controlled by Sunni Islam, rival Shia Muslims may face similar accusations, with that equation being reversed in lands, such as Iran, controlled by Shia clerics.

Muslims participating in a mourning ritual in Basra, Iraq on August 5, 2022, in the lead-up to Ashura Getty images. It marks two significant events and is observed differently by Sunni and Shia ...

Traditions and customs vary between Shiite, Sunni and Sufi Muslim communities and there are many ways that Al-Hijra can be celebrated. These include: Exchanging cards and gifts; ...

In contrast, for Shia Muslims, Ashura is a solemn day: it is a day of mourning, commemorating the anniversary of the killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, during the ...

Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first day of the month of Muharram, signals a chance for spiritual reflection and ...