It was another bloody weekend in Iraq, and the violence seems increasingly to be a product of sectarian and ethnic tensions. Resentment between rival Muslim groups continues to grow -- some ...

There are two major Islamic sects: Sunni and Shiite. The two groups are very similar, although the Shiites exalt their Imams as a line of inspired teachers. The two sects have also had sharp ...

Many of Iraq’s tribes have always included clans from both sects. Sunni-Shi’ite marriages were commonplace, especially among the educated urban population.

While the two sects share the same basic beliefs, differences in hierarchy and doctrine make Catholics and Protestants an apt comparison.

Behind the growing tension in the Muslim world is the enmity between members of the Sunni and Shia sects, writes Geneive Abdo ...

When Sunni rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last December, they vowed to form an inclusive Syrian government by March. Sunnis comprise around 75 percent of Syria with the remaining 25 percent made ...

Sunni and Shia Muslims have lived peacefully together for centuries. In many countries it has become common for members of the two sects to intermarry and pray at the same mosques.

Here is a look at sects and minorities in Syria, which has been destroyed by years of civil war following a 2011 uprising spearheaded by Syria's majority Sunni Muslims against the Alawite leadership.

The King and Overlord of Dagbon has directed feuding Islamic Sunni sects in the Northern Region to cease attacking each other in their sermons or face his wrath. Ya Na Abukari II is unhappy that ...

Here is a look at sects and minorities in Syria, which has been destroyed by years of civil war following a 2011 uprising spearheaded by Syria's majority Sunni Muslims against the Alawite leadership.