The division has its roots in a rift between the Sunni and Shia disciplines of Islam that opened 1,400 years ago. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

NAJAF, Iraq . The wax sculptures are due to be displayed at a museum in Najaf, but even before the exhibit opens, some Sunni Muslims -- rarely shy about highlighting their religious differences ...

There's a Sunni-Shiite Muslim love story behind the Taj Mahal. Updated: Feb. 15, 2016, ... for intimates, and for God, was the central theme of the Muslim faith," Haroon wrote.

Indonesia has urged officials to stand up to mob pressure after Muslim and nationalist protesters called for a 30-metre-tall (100-ft-) statue of a Chinese deity erected in a temple complex in an East ...

Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites found rare common ground yesterday in condemning the bombing of a statue of the Abassid caliph who founded Baghdad in the 8th century.

In some countries with very few Shias, Sunni Muslims are even less accepting of such practices: as few as 4% of Egyptian Sunnis and 3% of Jordanian Sunnis say visiting shrines is permissible. However, ...

Members of the Iraqi security forces shout slogans as they carry weapons during clashes with Sunni militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Members of the Iraqi security forces ...

Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A professor of law at Harvard University, he is author, most recently, of “To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People ...

Indonesia has urged officials to stand up to mob pressure after Muslim and nationalist protesters called for a 30-metre-tall (100-ft-) statue of a Chinese deity erected in a temple complex in an ...