Shia Islam

After dinner, Mohammed and his older brother Noor took us to visit the shrine of Musa and Mohammed Jawad Kadhem, two of the 12 Imams in Shia Islam and descendants of the prophet Muhammad.

Luke Wilcox: 'Iraqi': De-Homogenizing the Label Luke Wilcox 2011

After dinner, Mohammed and his older brother Noor took us to visit the shrine of Musa and Mohammed Jawad Kadhem, two of the 12 Imams in Shia Islam and descendants of the prophet Muhammad.

Luke Wilcox: 'Iraqi': De-Homogenizing the Label Luke Wilcox 2011

The country's security forces, however, are already stretched thin on two other fronts: Since 2004, they have struggled to contain a serious rebellion in the north by members of the Zaidi sect of Shia Islam who complain of neglect and discrimination.

Protesters In Yemen Seeks Regime Change, Clash With Police AP 2011

Mr. Scheuer perceives three goals that bin Laden set for himself: to drive the U.S. from as much of the Muslim world as possible; to destroy both Israel and what he saw as corrupt and oppressive Muslim regimes; and to stamp out what to bin Laden and other Sunni Muslims is the heresy of Shia Islam.

America's Most Wanted Michael B. Mukasey 2011

I was invited by Adi, a local English tutor, that evening to witness Islamic religious theatre as part of the commemoration of the death in the Battle of Karbala of Imam Hussain ibn Ali, an important figure in Shia Islam.

Mark Kalch: Walking on a Dream -- Alone Across Iran, Part 2 Mark Kalch 2011

The Alawite sect is considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, but its belief in the Trinity and a few other elements of Christianity would hardly endear itself to the Shia regime in Iran, let alone the worldwide Sunni population.

Dr. Charles G. Cogan: Syria: Three-Level Chess Game Dr. Charles G. Cogan 2012

It is impossible to exaggerate the level of paranoia that exists in the minds of Sunni Arabs about the threat from Shia Islam and its homeland – Iran.

Saudi Arabian intervention in Bahrain driven by visceral Sunni fear of Shias 2011

Sunnis are emboldened by the arrival of "big brother" to impose a military solution, while increasingly large numbers of protesters wear the white burial shroud of Shia Islam, indicating their willingness to die on the spot.

Saudi Arabian intervention in Bahrain driven by visceral Sunni fear of Shias 2011

Tehran has heavily invested in the survival of embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, whose ruling Allawite clan has links to Shia Islam.

Qassem Suleimani: the Iranian general 'secretly running' Iraq 2011

I was invited by Adi, a local English tutor, that evening to witness Islamic religious theatre as part of the commemoration of the death in the Battle of Karbala of Imam Hussain ibn Ali, an important figure in Shia Islam.

Mark Kalch: Walking on a Dream -- Alone Across Iran, Part 2 Mark Kalch 2011