13 February 2016
Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to European modernity. A... Read more
Topic: Shia
12 January 2011
There are at least 175 million Muslims in India. Twenty to twenty five percent of these are believed to be... Read more
23 December 2006
On December 13-14, 2006, Turkey hosted a "Conference for the Support of the Iraqi People" in Istanbul that brought together... Read more
25 October 2006
Last week, approximately 50 Iraqi religious leaders signed a text in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia in the... Read more
31 January 2005
Voters in the south may be solidly behind the election, but support for the main Shia-led faction is not monolithic.... Read more
05 April 2004
Some Shia clerics are now recommending believers to donate their blood instead of shedding it in a ritual to commemorate... Read more
08 January 2004
Shia Muslims, a significant minority in Afghanistan, made important gains in the new constitution passed Sunday at the end of... Read more
06 December 2003
The collapse of the Ba'athist regime has given Shia women a chance to learn about their once-suppressed faith. Read more
09 September 2003
Since US forces toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iran has quietly worked to expand its influence in Shi’a-dominated areas of Iraq.... Read more
28 June 2003
The Iraqi holy cities of Al-Najaf and Karbala are centers of religious learning for Shi'a Muslims from all over the... Read more