The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the ...

Born in 1962 in Najaf, Iraq, Tabrizian is a high-ranked Shi’a cleric (an ayatollah) and a graduate of major Shi’a seminaries. Although he is currently the most prominent figure in Islamic medicine in ...

"He founded what we call the Achaemenid Empire, which is really the empire during which time we have the story of Purim.

At that time, the Iraqi TV network Al-Sha’aer warned to produce a series about Abul-Lu'lu, the Iranian warrior who killed Umar ibn al-Khattab, a figure revered by Shia Muslims, in response to the ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ... institution of mullahs came to power in 1979 and established the Shia Islamic caliphate, until today, two dictators like Khomeini and Khamenei ...

In actuality, Iranian society has moved beyond these ... institution of mullahs came to power in 1979 and established the Shia Islamic caliphate, until today, two dictators like Khomeini and ...

In Iran, where Shia Islam is the state religion and the second-largest branch of Islam, Ramadan begins on Sunday. During Ramadan, devout Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual ...

The legacy of Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan is controversial, particularly among Shia. Born during the ... Central Asia and modern-day Iran. He became the first Muslim ruler to have his name inscribed ...