The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

There are two major Eid celebrations each year. One marks the end of the month of Ramadan, while the other takes place during ...

A number of other countries were still awaiting local crescent sightings Dubai: While many Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, will celebrate Eid Al ...

Eid al-Fitr, however, will be celebrated Monday in Oman, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Algeria and Tunisia as the new moon could not be sighted. Iraq’s Sunni and Shia Muslims will also mark the festival on ...

Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon celebrate Eid al-Fitr.

Discover the largest Muslim country by population, where hundreds of millions of Muslims call it home and live with its religious influence.

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 ...

Why is Syria so pivotal? The conflict in Syria began in March 2011 as a pro-democracy movement, like other Arab Spring uprisings. But as foreign fighters have poured in on both sides, the ...

What is important for a discussion of the Shia-Sunni divide is that Muhammad used the same title of himself. Shia Muslims interpret this as Muhammad appointing Ali as his successor.

Alawites revenge: The future of the Alawite community in Syria has remained uncertain since the removal of Bashar al-Assad from power. Once powerful under the previous regime, the Alawites now ...

Muslims in most Arab countries will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Sunday.