This spreading influence has caused concern to the Sunni rulers of Arab countries with Shia minorities, such as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, members of the Saudis' own Shia ...

Violence is a frequent occurrence in Kurram between Shia and Sunni Muslims. The underground church shares the gospel at great ...

Furthermore, the Sunni-Shia framing of conflicts reproduces the ... gatherings to impart silencing “wisdom” on the one hand, and messages of fire and brimstone on the other to critics of ...

Members of Saudi Arabia's Shia minority have for years complained about what they perceive as discrimination and marginalisation at the hands of the Sunni monarchy. But their protests have always ...

For people in this category, ISIS is the only option on offer for Sunni Muslims who have been dealt a dismal hand in the past decade ... to counterbalance or deter Shia hegemony.