An ancient religious divide is helping fuel a resurgence of conflicts in the Middle East and Muslim countries. Struggles between Sunni and Shia forces have fed a Syrian civil war that threatens to ...

What is the difference between the two, and is there a connection between this age-old split and conflict around the world?

What are the differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and why are the two denominations fighting each other? – Robert, Sahuarita Dear Habibi,* The origin of the schism between the Sunni and Shia ...

The division between Islam's Shiite minority and the Sunni majority is deepening across the Middle East. The split occurred soon after the death... The Origins Of The Shiite-Sunni Split Editor's Note: ...

Sectarianism has assumed its own dynamic and will continue to define Iraq, says Joost Hilterman of the International Crisis Group. The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, while important, will not end ...

As the violence between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims in Iraq escalates into what many have labeled a civil war, students from the different sects on U.S. college campuses insist they are striving for unity ...

(RNS) — In the sessions, Black faith leaders are schooled on the differences between Sunni, Shia and Nation of Islam sects and discuss the privileges Black Christians can enjoy compared to Black ...