While there are sharp internal divides between Shia and Sunni Muslims, Pew did not address the question of “who is a Muslim” as it did with Jewish Americans. The study reported demographic ...

But the ruthless domination of Syria by Alawites for the next 58 years caused the country's majority Sunni Muslim population in 2011 to rebel, leading to a full-scale civil war that ended in ...

Shia vs Sunni in Syria: Syria ... which had very close relations with the Bashar al-Assad regime. Notably, the Islamic Republic of Iran is predominantly Shia, with the majority of Iranians ...

The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century and the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Yet a spotlight has been shone recently on the differences between the two religions ...

Notably, Saudi Arabia is governed by a Sunni Islamic government, while the majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims, also known as Shia. Other countries that cut ties with Iran on Monday - Bahrain ...

Britain has an estimated Muslim population of about 2.8 million. Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in ...

conservative Sunni teachings known as Wahhabism and strict Islamic Shariah law present in all aspects of life. #1 in Religious Saudi Arabia is the giant of the Middle East, with both the vast ...

There are two main branches of Islam, called Sunni and Shi’a. This video shows a day in the life of Ezzy, a basketball player and Sunni Muslim. Find out more about GCSE Religious Studies.

AHMAD GHARABLI For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities ...