Article: The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split.(Book review)

Article: Shia Muslims mark Karbala tragedy.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England);  January 29, 2007 ;     474 words ...Shia Muslims from across Peterborough will march to ... for Husain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. The march will stop briefly in Cathedral ... will have a particular significance for Shia Muslims in Iraq as the shrine of the Prophet ...

Transcript: Profile: Shia Muslims try to find their place in ...
NPR Morning Edition;  June 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Edition (NPR) 06-19-2003 Profile: Shia Muslims try to find their place in the new Iraq ... s leader says nothing revolutionary. Muhammad Bakir al-Hakeem(ph) could almost pass for an American civics teacher. Mr. MUHAMMAD BAKIR AL-HAKEEM (Supreme Council of ...

Article: Christian-Muslim dialogue welcomed; Vatican lauds letter from ...
Manila Bulletin;  October 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... interesting,'' because it "comes from both Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims.'' The letter urges Christian and Muslims to develop their ... interfaith dialogue between the Vatican and followers of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Allaihi Wassalam after 138 Islamic scholars wrote ...

Article: A fiery crucible; Shia Muslims.(Book review)
The Economist (US);  September 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... supported the leadership claims of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. The Sunnis won and Shias would henceforth identify themselves ... inclusive secular nationalism of the country's first leader, Muhammad Ali Jinnah (a nominal Shia) gave way to Sunni majoritarianism ...

Article: Shia Muslims protest bombing of Iraq shrines, burn ...
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  February 27, 2006 ;     496 words ...Shia Muslims protest bombing of Iraq shrines, burn Bush effigy Srinagar, Feb 27 (PTI) Shia Muslims in Kashmir valley today burned the effigy of US President George W Bush while protesting against last week's bombing of Askariya mosque - one ...

Shia Muslims in Karachi celebrate the Ashura by lacerating ...
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1988 ;     466 words ...Abbas Magnum Photos 01-01-1988 Shia Muslims in Karachi celebrate the Ashura by lacerating their backs ... asia asia pakistan continent continent pakistan. 1988. shia muslims in karachi celebrate the ashura by lacerating their backs ...

Article: Jafferia Alliance of Pakistan protests killings of Shia ...
The Hindustan Times;  June 28, 2008 ;     364 words ... ... protests outside different mosques against the killing of Shia Muslims in the Kurram Agency and in Parachinar. Addressing a protest ... immediate action against the Taliban for regularly killing Shia Muslims. "Leaving more than 500,000 Shias at the mercy of the ...