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It seemed like a moment of reconciliation in this Gulf island nation's bitter sectarian divide, when Sunni Muslim rulers suddenly released a group of jailed Shiite activists. Shiites, who days before had been burning tires in protests, cheered in the streets.
The anger in Baghdad's main Shiite district was raw and restless after twin car bombings took more than 50 lives earlier this week. But the true measure of the rage — in Iraqi terms — came the following morning: Morgues and streets were not full of Sunnis killed in payback violence.
Morocco's government is clamping down on homosexuality and alleged Shiite propaganda, saying it will tackle any group that threatens moral and religious values in the Sunni Arab kingdom.
Six years ago today I thought there was a good chance I was going to die. With a helmet crooked on my head and a flak jacket over my shoulders, I sat on a tiny generator on a balcony of Baghdad’s Palestine Hotel.
A leading Shiite human rights activist in Bahrain said he was summoned Friday by Bahrain's state prosecutors on suspicion of inciting against the kingdom's Sunni rulers.
The fate of an agreement that would keep U.S. troops here for three more years rests with Iraq's largest Shiite party, which must choose between its two main partners: the United States and Iran.
A looming split between the two Shiite parties that dominate Iraq's government threatens efforts to win parliamentary approval for a security pact with the U.S. and could set the stage for a major struggle for power in the oil-rich Shiite southern heartland.
Two of the Arab world's most prominent Muslim theologians have waded into a bitter exchange of barbs, engaging in a debate that is a small-scale rendition of the worsening animosity between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam.
More than 10,000 Shiites marched Thursday in this tiny Sunni-ruled Gulf country to protest newspaper articles deemed insulting to their top cleric.
Security forces conducted sweeps through Shiite villages in Bahrain on Saturday, arresting several protesters involved in a week of demonstrations against the Sunni-led government, witnesses and opposition groups said.
Bahraini security forces stormed the houses of the country's most outspoken Shiite opposition group at dawn Friday, arresting at least seven of its members, the group said.
Hundreds of Bahraini Shiites clashed with riot police Tuesday after the funeral of a protester who died after a similar confrontation a day earlier.
A senior Shiite Muslim cleric says that American forces in Iraq could end up virtual "hostages in Iran's hands" if the United States attacked Iran.
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr vowed Thursday to go ahead with a planned march to a devastated shrine in central Iraq but insisted the goal was not to confront Sunnis who live along the way.
The leader of the most powerful Shiite party in Iraq has flown to the United States for further tests to determine if he is suffering from lung cancer, members of his staff said Saturday.
An Iraqi man wearing a crisp white robe steps from the shadows of a Baghdad mosque. American soldiers whisper greetings. Fumbling nervously with his cigarette, the informant rattles off names of clandestine Shiite militiamen.
Thousands of Shiites rallied in the holy city of Najaf Saturday to protest the nearly 12 hour detention of the eldest son of Iraq's most influential Shiite politician as he crossed back from Iran. The U.S. military called the incident "unfortunate."
A self-styled Shiite Muslim insurgent group made its public debut in a videotape aired by a Lebanese TV station, pledging to fight U.S., British and other coalition forces but to spare Iraqi civilians and soldiers.
Iraq's most influential Shiite political leader called Friday for Sunni-Shiite unity and condemned the killing of Iraqis in a bid to help pull the nation from the brink of civil war after the wave of Shiite outrage triggered by the bombing of a Shiite shrine two days go.
Iranian cleric shuns MeccaIranian imam orders Shiite followers not to pray in Mecca's direction as 'infidels took over other states'
Interview: Reappraising US Withdrawal from Iraqi CitiesVeteran reporter Jane Arraf says in an interview from Baghdad that the massive truck bombings on August 19 in the capital have shaken the Iraqi people and government. She says the repercussions will be lasting. U.S.
Jordan tries 6 Shias for 'promoting Shi'ism'Interesting small article, as the title says it all.
Sunnis, Shiites Trade Blame Over Baghdad Bombings -- News from Antiwar.comMajor Coalition Govt Member Calls for UN 'Protection'
Billion-Dollar Mystery in IraqThe group is responsible for the kidnapping and murder of five British contractors who, according to the Guardian, were installing a sophisticated financial tracking system in Iraq's ministry of finance in 2007.
Baghdad imposes new limits on U.S. forcesMove to curtail troop movements is a new reading of security agreement that startles American commanders and raises security concerns.
Iranian clerical group says vote result invalid | International | ReutersTEHRAN (Reuters) - A pro-reform Iranian clerical group said on Sunday the outcome of last month's presidential vote was "invalid," even though Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has upheld the result.
Rival political factions trade gunfire in BeirutSecurity officials say supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate are trading gunfire with rivals in the streets of Beirut.
Baghdad attacks kill 9 as U.S. exit date nearsA bombing at a Baghdad bus station has killed at least seven people and wounded 31 others, police said, the latest in a series of attacks ahead of a U.S. military withdrawal from cities next week.
Despite Own Iran Follies, Romney Slams ObamaMitt Romney a Republican White House hopeful blames Obama for the electin fraud in Iran.This after he slammed the Obama Cairo speech.
Foreign Policy: What Muslim World?Even before U.S. President Barack Obama utters a word of his long-anticipated June 4 address to "the Muslim world," there is already a problem with the rhetoric. As well meaning as it sounds, the term "Muslim world" is a trap. There is no unified Muslim world.
Iran blames U.S., Israel for fatal mosque blastIran blames the U.S. and Israel for a bombing in a Shiite mosque that killed 25 people, saying the countries were trying to stoke sectarian tension with the Sunni Muslim minority.
Six Years on, Huge Protest Marks Baghdad's Fall Tens of thousands of followers of anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr thronged Baghdad on Thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the city's fall to U.S. troops, and to demand they leave immediately.
Pakistan's religious minorities live in fearKARACHI, Pakistan - Fauzia Abrar had finally gotten her crying baby to sleep when screaming men pounded on the steel doors of her home in the mostly Christian slum in the port city of Karachi.
Oldest mosque in Michigan celebrates 70 yearsThe prayers feel a bit more fervent, these days, at the American Moslem Society, Muslims say. And there is much gratitude.
'Quran in Islam' published in German languageThe book titled 'Qur'an in Islam' by the late Allameh Mohammad Hossein Tabatabei was published in German language.
One who believes in God cannot killAbout 80 religious leaders and clerics from 42 countries yesterday convened at Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel in İstanbul for the seventh Eurasian Islamic Council meeting, hosted by the Religious Affairs Directorate of Turkey, in order to promote the message that Islam is a good …
Saudi Shiites call for Sheikh Kalbani dismissalShiites urge Saudi government to sack, try Grand Mosque Imam for 'inciting hatred' against their community.
Yemen: State security court jails three ShiasA state security court in Sanaa sentenced three Shias up to 12 years in prison yesterday, a judicial source said.
Taliban slaughter Shia Muslims in PakistanThe Wahhabi-minded Taliban insurgents continue to slaughter Shia Muslims across the lawless northwestern Pakistan, media reports reveal.
New Israeli railway built on Palestinian landsThe Israeli "Peace Now" movement has revealed that the track of the new Israeli railway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be built on large areas of Palestinian lands in the West Bank.
UN asks Israel to change its settlement policiesThe UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has said that it was about time Israel changed its settlement policy, demolition of homes and restricting Palestinians' movement in the West Bank.
World Shia Leader calls Muslims to unityWorld Shia Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urges Iranians and Muslims in general to resist enemy efforts to fuel sectarianism.
Netanyahu after signing strategic anti-Iranian pact with EgyptEditor in Chief of Cairo-based An-Naseriyya daily said Monday Zionist PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to sign an anti-Iranian strategic pact with Egypt.
Muslim leaders unite against the TalibanMainstream Muslim religious leaders in Pakistan have formed an alliance to openly oppose the Taliban.......
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