Shia ayatollahs have always been the guardians of the faith. Khomeini argued that clerics had to rule to properly perform their function: implementing Islam as God intended, through the mandate of the ...

Harvard does not have a University-ordained chaplain for Shia Muslim affiliates on campus, but some Shia students said it has not significantly impacted their experience at Harvard. Out of Harvard’s ...

BEIRUT — The Gaza war has pushed together powerful Iran-backed Shia Muslim paramilitaries with militant Sunni factions in what appears to be closer cooperation between groups that differ in religious ...

Almost a decade ago, the Sunni jihadist network known as the Islamic State (IS) declared the formation of an Islamic Caliphate after they captured the Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014. In response, ...

Iran’s terrain is its first and greatest weapon. Ringed by impassable mountains, deserts, and chokepoints, Iran has preserved ...

After more than three decades, thousands of Shia Muslims in Indian-administered Kashmir took part in a procession to mark the eighth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

ROME – As the war between Israel and Hamas intensifies on the Gaza Strip, so too does diplomatic activity intended to prevent a wider regional conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, for ...

As Iran prepares for the charade of presidential elections later this month, old and new regime apparatchiks have announced their candidacies. They include former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ...

Two high profile killings over the weekend highlight a growing problem that attracts little media attention in the West: attacks on Pakistan’s Shia minority by Sunni militants. On Saturday, gunmen in ...

The article argues that underestimating an adversary like Iran is a critical mistake in military planning. It posits that the concept of martyrdom is a fundamental aspect of Shia Islam, Iran's ...