Shi'a Islam

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An Afghan student chooses to celebrate Halloween during the somber Islamic holiday of Muharram

Culture

The Islamic holiday on Muharram fell on the same night as Halloween this year, which posed an interesting predicament for Afghani student Ali Shahidy: To mourn or to party?

A demonstrator holds a banner with a picture of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during a protest against the entry of American troops into Iraq on September 26, 2014. The words on the banner read "No No America."

A militant Iraqi cleric wants to fight ISIS without US help, and he’s far from alone

Conflict
Shiite shrine

What does it mean when someone says they’re Shia or Sunni?

Lifestyle & Belief

Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces Fatwa for ‘Blasphemous’ Song

Global Politics