| 单词 | Shiite Muslim |
| 例句 | To the Shiite Muslims of Iran, the sayyed were religiously important because the blood in their veins was Muhammad’s, and the blood in his was God’s. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He was abducted at gunpoint from a street in Beirut in March 1985 by a group of Hezbollah Shiite Muslims in an attempt to drive U.S. military forces from Lebanon during the country's civil war. Terry Anderson recalls hostage taking in special 2011-01-06T07:46:04Z The Islamic art even includes representations of the Prophet Muhammad, which Shiite Muslim custom allowed until about the 16th century, Ms. Weinstein said. At These Exhibitions, Death Is a Lively Subject 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z His case led to a media frenzy when his purported quest to “cleanse” his hometown — a spiritual hub for Shiite Muslims — generated public support from hard-line Iranians. ‘Holy Spider’ Review: Brutality Tale 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z He described it as “comprised almost exclusively of fanatical, anti-American Iranian Shiite Muslims,” which “the Iranian government relies heavily upon…for low-level intelligence and technical expertise.” The U.S. won’t admit this dying Iranian sociologist 2012-11-22T13:00:00Z Then his fighters began bombing and beheading Shiite Muslims and destroying their holy sites. 'Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS' offers brilliant biography of Abu Musab Zarqawi 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Since then, the Iran-backed Shiite Muslim force has launched at least six drone and missile attacks toward southern Israel, causing little to no damage. Yemen’s Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose? 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The Sunni militant group said its members detonated an explosive device on the bus carrying Shiite Muslims. Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital that killed 7 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Shiite Muslim Hezbollah is one of a collection of Iranian-backed groups and governments in the region known as the Axis of Resistance. How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the spiritual and unifying leader of Iraq’s Shiite Muslims and Shiites across the Middle East, entered the scene and quickly resolved the conflict. We need an extraordinary act of peace in the Middle East — and I've seen it happen 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z For decades, the Shiite Muslim ayatollahs who came to power in Iran through the 1979 Islamic Revolution have worked to build an arc of like-minded proxy forces across the Middle East. The Proxy Forces Iran Has Assembled Across the Middle East 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The tiny Mediterranean country is home to Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim political party with an armed wing of the same name. Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire and warnings of a widened war 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Hamas is an Iran-backed terror outfit that has long operated within the thorny geopolitical space between Iran, the Middle East’s Shiite Muslim powerhouse, and Saudi Arabia, the region’s most powerful Sunni Muslim monarchy. Biden says Hamas attacked Israel in part to stop a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z The Shiite Muslim theocracy is an enemy of Israel and has long positioned itself as the primary regional rival of the Sunni Muslim monarchy ruling Saudi Arabia. Hamas clash throws U.S. regional diplomacy into question 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z As the region’s top Shiite Muslim nation, Iran’s competition and geopolitical rivalry with Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s leading Sunni Muslim power, has largely defined the region in the 21st century. Hamas clash could undercut Arab-Israeli diplomatic thaw 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Azerbaijan has long been suspicious of Iran, its fellow Shiite Muslim neighbor on the Caspian Sea, and chafed at its support for Armenia, which is Christian. Israeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region’s Armenians 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z But the 33-year-old, who grew up in a Shiite Muslim family in Lebanon and now lives in Qatar, spoke only on condition his last name be withheld because of the sensitivity of the subject. Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z But the 33-year-old Lebanese, who comes from a Shiite Muslim family and now lives in Qatar, wanted his last name withheld because of the sensitivity of the subject. Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Azerbaijan has long been suspicious of Iran, its fellow Shiite Muslim neighbor on the Caspian Sea, and chafed at its support for Armenia, which is Orthodox Christian. Israeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region’s Armenians 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Millions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday commemorated Ashoura, while Saturday marked the culmination of the observances in countries such as Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader urges Muslims to ‘punish’ Quran desecrators if governments fail to do so 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Bazzi was born in a Shiite Muslim community in south Lebanon; his parents were secularists who never went to mosque. After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for return of Hajj, the first major one since COVID-19 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Under Lebanon’s complex power-sharing agreement, the country’s president has to be a Maronite Christian, the parliament speaker a Shiite Muslim and the prime minister a Sunni. Lebanese lawmakers fail in yet another attempt to elect president, end power vacuum 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Lebanon is divided among Sunni and Shiite Muslims, Christians, and smaller religious minorities. A Battle Over Daylight Saving Time Raises Tensions in Lebanon 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z A Shiite Muslim whose uncle had been murdered by Saddam’s thugs, Salam was delighted to see the domination of the dictator’s Sunni minority come to an end. Willful U.S. ignorance on Iraq destroyed my interpreter's dreams, family and life | Trudy Rubin 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The group’s extreme interpretation of Islam holds Shiite Muslims to be apostates. Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader urges Muslims to ‘punish’ Quran desecrators if governments fail to do so 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Before long, the U.S. soldiers began to knock at the family’s door in search of Shiite Muslim militia members loyal to the anti-American cleric Muqtada al Sadr. The Children of the Iraq War Have Grown Up, but Some Wounds Don’t Heal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Today, they still pay extortionist fees to transport the bodies of loved ones back to Wadi al Salam, a holy cemetery for Shiite Muslims in Najaf, Iraq. Commentary: Iraq is the war no one wants to remember. As an Iraqi American, I can never forget 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Lebanon’s television channels chose sides, with secular ones like MTV and LBC deciding to abide by daylight saving time, while channels associated with Shiite Muslim parties remained on winter time. A Battle Over Daylight Saving Time Raises Tensions in Lebanon 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z More recently both have started to come under threat in Iraq as well, largely from Shiite Muslim parties linked to Iran. 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Some Iranians in the city of Qom, a center of Shiite Muslim scholarship, are quietly calling on the government to reconsider how it deals with unrest. Once firmly against emigration, some Iranians are pushing their children to flee 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Families of the students affected in Qom, an important site of Shiite Muslim shrines and scholarship, held a protest recently to demand that authorities take action, Hamshahri reported. Suspected poisonings at Iranian girls’ schools leave dozens hospitalized 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The Sunni terrorist group has long viewed Shiite Muslims as apostates, according to a report by Brookings. Militant in Iran identified as al-Qaeda’s probable new chief in U.N. report 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The details were confirmed by five Iraqi officials, including government officials, Iran-backed militia groups and Shiite Muslim political party figures. Saudi-Iran talks said to have stalled over protests in Iran 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z That benefited the country’s Shiite Muslim majority and the Kurdish minority. 20 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraq Is a Freer Place, but Not a Hopeful One 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Sunni and Shiite Muslims and eight Christian denominations constitute the registered religious groups; unregistered religious groups are illegal, but Qatari authorities generally permit them to practice their faith privately, the report added. At ‘Church City,’ a taste of Catholic life in Qatar 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Most are Shiite Muslims, despised and targeted by Sunni militants like the Islamic State group, and discriminated against by many in the Sunni majority country. Afghan academic rebuilds life in Italy, dreams of returning 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z In recent years, Islamic extremists have repeatedly attacked religious minorities in Pakistan, including Shiite Muslims and Christians. Pakistan slams US for religious freedom violator listing 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Each year, Shiite Muslims gather to watch passion plays about the futile last stand of the Imam Hussein and his small band of devotees during Islam’s early succession battles. Review | How an American teacher became a symbol of Iran’s democratic dreams 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The extremist Sunni Muslim group has most often targeted sites in Shiite Muslim communities, in a long-standing campaign against a sect it views as heretical. At least 10 students killed in school bombing in northern Afghanistan 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z IS has carried out bombings targeting in particular Afghanistan’s Shiite Muslim minority but has also targeted Sunni mosques and madrassas, especially ones connected to the Taliban. Taliban: At least 10 killed by bombing of religious school 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z According to the report, “detentions were the most common type of force” used against religious groups, such as arrests in Azerbaijan of Shiite Muslims who gathered for an Islamic holiday. 23% of world’s nations used force to halt religious gatherings in 2020: Pew report 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Bamian, a breathtakingly beautiful central Afghan province dominated by the Hazara, a mostly Shiite Muslim minority that has faced persecution from the Taliban, wholeheartedly enlisted in America’s project. A year in, the Taliban escalates its war against girls' education in Afghanistan 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Al-Tayeb also called for Sunni and Shiite Muslims to engage in a similar process of dialogue and try to heal their centuries of divisions, saying Al-Azhar was prepared to host such an encounter. Pope blasts ‘childlike’ wars at Bahrain interfaith summit 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z “The country, generally, is quite tolerant of its Christian population and the pope’s visit should not overshadow this systematic discrimination against the Shiite Muslims,” Turkel said. Bahrain’s Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The revolution joined leftists and other political factions including Islamists, who after the shah’s fall seized total power and created the Islamic Republic, ruled over by Shiite Muslim clerics. Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, worry and unity 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Most of those killed and injured Friday were ethnic Hazaras, a Shiite Muslim minority that has been targeted repeatedly by Sunni militants over the years. “She wanted to be a teacher:” Kabul attack kills girls with big dreams 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Iran, which is majority Shiite, has long counted on the support of the Shiite Muslim majority in Iraq to maintain a foothold there. Tensions in Iran Spill Across the Border Into Iraq 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z They cited the advent of Muharram, a communal mourning season observed primarily by Shiite Muslims. Amanpour says Iran’s president canceled interview when she wouldn’t cover head 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z But it fed into conspiracy theories and propaganda promoted by the government of Iran, which has positioned itself as the champion of minority Shiite Muslims in the clash with more populous Sunni Muslim nations. Iran’s leader blames U.S. for nuclear deal impasse; Biden vows no bomb for Tehran 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z After the invasion, Iraq’s long-sidelined Shiite Muslim majority came to dominate government, and the power struggle between Shiite and Sunni political groups fueled a sectarian war. With Government Paralyzed and Militias Fighting, Iraq’s Instability Deepens 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z In the year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Islamic State attacked several mosques in suicide attacks during Friday prayers, with a focus on targeting Shiite Muslims. Afghan medic says at least 18 killed, 21 wounded in mosque blast 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z In the year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Islamic State group attacked several mosques in suicide attacks during Friday prayers, with a focus on targeting Shiite Muslims. Blast in Afghan mosque, officials report dead and wounded 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Members of Iraq’s majority Shiite Muslim population were oppressed when Saddam Hussein ruled the country for decades. EXPLAINER: What spurred the bloody armed clashes in Baghdad? 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Most are Shiite Muslims, making them a prime target for attacks by Sunni-dominated Islamic State. 'I want to leave more than ever': A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z In northern Afghanistan, hundreds of Shiite Muslims joined an uprising led by a former Taliban commander. Your Friday Briefing: Heat Shakes China’s Economy 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The Freedom Initiative describes al-Shehab as a member of Saudi Arabia’s Shiite Muslim minority, which has long complained of systematic discrimination in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Shehab is a Shiite Muslim, a persecuted minority in the kingdom, and a women’s rights activist who spoke out on social media for the right of women to drive. Opinion | More Saudi brutality shows that MBS’s promises to Biden were a farce 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The powerful Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who leads the largest bloc in Parliament, quit the negotiations in frustration, then urged his followers to take to the streets to get what they wanted. A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z He and other Shiite Muslims in the city contacted one another nervously, wondering whether the killer could be not only a fellow Muslim, but a Sunni targeting his victims to coincide with the Shiite holiday. Muslim Killings in Albuquerque Stir Sectarian Ghosts 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z According to a report in the Daily Beast, the killings were motivated by Mr. Syed, a Sunni Muslim, becoming enraged over his daughter marrying a Shiite Muslim. Report: Police identify suspect in Muslim killings as fellow Muslim 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z In the capital, Kabul, Taliban authorities have been struggling to contain a rash of terrorist attacks on the Shiite Muslim community over the past week. Top Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan; Shiites targeted in Kabul 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Khurasani's group had claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against police, military, minority Shiite Muslims and Christians, which killed hundreds of people in Pakistan. Pakistani militant with $3 million US bounty killed in Afghanistan - sources 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z His death is often depicted as the start of the division between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. A Power Struggle in Iraq Intensifies, Raising Fears of New Violence 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Popularized in Saudi Arabia to denigrate Shiite Muslims, the term was later adopted by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Muslim Killings in Albuquerque Stir Sectarian Ghosts 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Dozens detained as police break up Shiite gathering in Kashmir: Police detained dozens of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir as they dispersed Shiite Muslims attempting to participate in processions marking the Muslim month of Muharram. World Digest: Aug. 7, 2022 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z It has attacked the mostly Shiite Muslim minority district of West Kabul many times over the past eight years. ISIS targets Shiites in Afghanistan, further roiling Taliban rule 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The situation has ramped up discord between two powerful political camps: Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group and the Maronite Church. Clergy, bags of cash set off new sectarian brawl in Lebanon 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The group has in the past repeatedly bombed mosques, schools and other sites in Kabul, especially during the Shiite Muslim festival of Muharram, which began this week. Taliban facing backlash after U.S. drone strike against al-Qaeda leader 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Sunni and Shiite Muslims differ in their beliefs over who was the proper successor to the Prophet Muhammad when he died nearly 1,400 years ago. Muslim Killings in Albuquerque Stir Sectarian Ghosts 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Mr. al-Zawahri castigated the Islamic State and its leaders for their practice of killing Shiite Muslim civilians, fearing that such killings would taint the jihadist cause among Muslims. Killed at 71, Ayman al-Zawahri Led a Life of Secrecy and Violence 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Afghanistan has seen persistent bombings and other attacks on civilians, often targeting the mainly Shiite Muslim ethnic Hazara minority. UN slams killings, rights abuses under Afghanistan’s Taliban 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims across the Middle East would see an attack on Iran as a religious war against Shiism. Final act of empire? U.S., Israel and the Saudis now heading for war with Iran 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Her brother described Ms. Afshar as a Shiite Muslim who linked the need for women to have access to education with a fundamental right to interpret the Quran for themselves. Haleh Afshar, Who Fought for Rights of Muslim Women, Dies at 77 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z His announcement culminated months of political paralysis that underscored the dysfunction of Iraq’s political system and the fragmentation of the multiple Shiite Muslim political blocs. Efforts to Form a New Government in Iraq Descend Into Chaos 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Lebanon’s new legislature narrowly elected veteran Shiite Muslim politician Nabih Berri for a seventh term as speaker of parliament, in a chaotic first session that showed the deep political divisions likely to impede decision-making. World Digest: June 1, 2022 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Israel and the Gulf Arab states share a deep suspicion of Shiite Muslim Iran and its network of allies throughout the region. UAE-Israel free-trade deal latest fruit of U.S.-backed ‘Abraham Accords’ 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims across the Middle East would see it as a direct attack on their religion. Final act of empire? U.S., Israel and the Saudis now heading for war with Iran 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z At the same time, Afghanistan has seen persistent bombings and other attacks on civilians, often targeting the mainly Shiite Muslim ethnic Hazara minority. UN official expresses concern on rights in Afghanistan 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z All the victims in Mazar-e-Sharif were from the country’s minority Shiite Muslims, according to a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to give details to the media. Blasts in Kabul mosque, north Afghanistan, kill at least 14 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z One after another, many attendees vowed to vote Sunday for the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah and its allies in Lebanon’s closely watched parliamentary elections, rejecting any attempt to disarm the powerful group. Hezbollah weapons at the heart of Lebanon’s elections Sunday 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Similar attacks on mosques have recently targeted the country’s minority Shiite Muslims and were claimed by the Islamic State group’s regional affiliate, known as Islamic State in Khorasan Province or IS-K. Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Afghanistan’s minority Shiite Muslims are reviled by Sunni radicals like IS, and have been targeted in a series of bombings in the past week. IS claims bombing targeting Shiites in north Afghanistan 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z After his arrest, videos emerged of Mr. Moradi describing Shiite Muslims as infidels. Tensions Flare Between Neighbors After Afghan Man Kills Iranian Clerics 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z No one claimed the blasts, but they mostly targeted minority Shiite Muslims and had all the hallmarks of an Islamic State affiliate known as the Islamic State-Khorasan. World Digest: April 21, 2022 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Most Hazaras are Shiite Muslims, despised by Sunni Muslim radicals like the Islamic State group, and discriminated against by many in the Sunni-majority country. Roadside bomb explosion in western Kabul wounds 2 children 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The area has been targeted in the past by Afghanistan’s deadly Islamic State affiliate, which reviles Shiite Muslims as heretics. Multiple blasts near Kabul school hurt at least 7 children 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z One cleric died after being stabbed at the Imam Reza shrine, a major pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims in Iran’s holy northeast city of Mashhad. World Digest: April 7, 2022 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Most belong to two minority ethnic groups — the Hazara, who are Shiite Muslim, and Tajik Afghans, who have close cultural ties to Iran. Tensions Flare Between Neighbors After Afghan Man Kills Iranian Clerics 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The IS statement also claimed an explosion in western Herat province targeting the country’s minority Shiite Muslims. Witnesses: Explosion in Afghan capital wounds at least 15 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Those zones were intended to stop Saddam from carrying out airstrikes on his people, including the minority Kurdish population in northern Iraq and Shiite Muslims in southern regions of the country. Blocked Zelenskyy drops demand for NATO no-fly zone over Ukraine 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z "More than half were from the minority Shiite Muslim population," the Journal added. Saudi regime executes 81 people in one day 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Rights groups said that many of the executed were from Saudi Arabia’s Shiite Muslim minority, which has long been at odds with the government over discrimination against Shiites. Saudi Arabia Puts 81 to Death, Despite Promises to Curb Executions 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z In their circles, they even have an affectionate nickname for Putin — “Abu Ali” — which is a common name among Shiite Muslims and meant to portray a certain comaraderie. Ukraine war highlights internal divides in Mideast nations 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z He shot two police guarding the Shiite Muslim mosque in northwest Peshawar before entering inside and exploding his device, it said. Pakistan vows to arrest masterminds of IS mosque attack 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z He made an impassioned plea to the Pakistani government for better protection of the country’s minority Shiite Muslims. Bombing of Shiite mosque in Pakistan kills at least 45 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z In majority Sunni Muslim Pakistan, minority Shiite Muslims have come under repeated attacks. Mosque bombed in northwest Pakistan, at least 30 killed 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Not only was she a member of the Hazara ethnic group, Shiite Muslims who the Taliban regard as apostates, she was a woman living alone, her husband having already moved to the United States. The One Item They Had to Take When These 6 Afghans Fled 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The decision was a blow to populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who was the biggest winner in an October election and has vowed to quickly push through a government that could exclude Iranian allies. World Digest: Feb. 6, 2022 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting in Yemen against the Houthis, a Shiite Muslim rebel group that dominates in northern parts of the country, for years. U.S. Helps Thwart Attack by Yemen Rebels on American Air Base in U.A.E. 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Two Shiite Muslim mosques attended by Hazaras were bombed a week apart in October, killing more than 90 people. ‘Why Was I Born a Girl?’ An Afghan Poem Inspires U.S. Students 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z However, the IS has operated in Afghanistan since 2014, carrying out dozens of horrific attacks and most often targeting the country’s minority Shiite Muslims. Taliban: Explosion kills 9 children in eastern Afghanistan 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Those dispossessed are generally members of the country’s long-persecuted Shiite Muslim minority. Opinion | The United States still has promises to keep in Afghanistan 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Two people who participated in the hour-long conversation, including an Afghan journalist, told The Washington Post that the host declared support for the Islamic State terrorist group and said that Shiite Muslims deserved to die. Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter’s new audio service after executives ignored warnings 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The biggest beneficiary of the electoral shift, Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, denounced the assassination attempt as an act of terrorism. In militants’ hands, drones emerge as a deadly new wild card in the Middle East 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Islamic State gunmen opened fire on a group of seven young men — four cousins, three friends — as they smoked nargilah pipes on a warm evening, residents of the mostly Shiite Muslim village said. An ISIS attack in Iraq provokes conflict between neighbors, stirring sectarian violence 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Shiite Muslims make up the majority of Iraq’s estimated 40 million people. In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisions 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z The president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of Parliament a Shiite Muslim. How Corruption Ruined Lebanon 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Iranian officials are also concerned about the fate of two minority ethnic groups, the Hazara, who are Shiite Muslim, and the Tajiks, who have close cultural ties to Iran. Iran Wanted U.S. Out of Afghanistan. It May Be Sorry the Wish Came True. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Army vehicles and barbed wire separate predominantly Christian Ain el-Rumaneh and mainly Shiite Muslim Chiyah — bringing back the image of a West Beirut and an East Beirut, a split Lebanese have shunned since the war. Beirut clash fires up sectarian anger in echo of civil war 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z These parties openly revile minority Shiite Muslims as heretics and on occasion bring thousands on to the street to defend their hardline interpretation of Islam. Afghan Taliban’s victory boosts Pakistan’s radicals 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Various denominations of Christians, Sunni and Shiite Muslims, Druze, Armenians, Syrian and Palestinian refugees and other groups crowd together, often sharing employers, neighborhoods and apartment buildings. Beirut, a City Where Everyone Gets By, Revisits Sectarian Violence 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The terrorist group has largely targeted Shiite Muslims in the country, focusing heavily on the Hazara ethnic minority, which is predominantly Shiite. Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills Dozens as Shiites Are Targeted Again 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Suddenly, Iran, a Shiite Muslim theocracy, had a militant Sunni theocracy on its border that is widely seen as anti-Shiite. Iran Wanted U.S. Out of Afghanistan. It May Be Sorry the Wish Came True. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The Sunni extremist Islamic State considers Shiite Muslims to be heretics and often targets their places of worship. Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Afghanistan killing dozens — the second such attack in a week 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, which led the protest to call for removing the investigating judge as part of wider pushback, accused snipers from the Lebanese Forces, a Christian group, of staging an attack. A wary Beirut reels after deadly gun battle raises fears of renewed conflict 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia broke relations with Iran in 2016 in a dispute over the Saudi execution of a Shiite Muslim cleric. Saudi foreign minister warns of 'dangerous' Iran nuclear acceleration 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The extremist group, which is opposed to the ruling Taliban, views Shiite Muslims as apostates deserving of death. Explosion in Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills at least 7 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Two Shiite Muslim parties — Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, and the Amal Movement — had organized a protest calling for the removal of the judge charged with investigating the blast and determining who was responsible. Deadly Clashes in Beirut Escalate Fears Over Lebanon’s Dysfunction 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z IS has targeted Hazaras because most are Shiite Muslims, killing hundreds in brutal attacks targeting their places of worship in what it calls a war on heretics. EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z IS, an enemy of the Taliban, has claimed responsibility for a number of recent attacks, including Friday’s suicide bombing that killed 46 minority Shiite Muslims. Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z From 2004 to 2006, attacks on U.S. forces increased, and Iraq seemed about to spiral into civil war between Sunni and Shiite Muslims — with the Americans caught in the middle. Raymond T. Odierno, Army general who helped devise Iraq War strategy, dies at 67 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z On Friday, an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a crowded mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing nearly 50 Shiite Muslim worshipers and wounding dozens more. U.S. holds first direct talks with Taliban since withdrawal 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Violence between religious groups is particularly dangerous in Lebanon, which has 18 recognized sects, including Sunni and Shiite Muslims, various denominations of Christians and others. Deadly Clashes in Beirut Escalate Fears Over Lebanon’s Dysfunction 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z It also reflects the relatively liberal values of Afghanistan’s minority Shiite Muslims, the dominant religious group in Herat with long-standing ties to Shiite Iran. Harsh public justice and private despair reign in Taliban-ruled Herat 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z On Friday, an IS suicide bomber killed at least 46 minority Shiite Muslims and wounded dozens in the deadliest attack since the U.S. departure. U.S., Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z IS has taken responsibility for a number of attacks, including a suicide bombing that killed 46 minority Shiite Muslims and wounded dozens as they prayed in a mosque. Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z ISIS-K is a Sunni extremist group that has long targeted Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan, focusing heavily on the Hazara ethnic minority, which is predominantly Shiite. ISIS Bomber Kills Dozens at Shiite Mosque in Northern Afghanistan 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z On Friday, a massive explosion that targeted minority Shiite Muslims in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz left at least 100 dead or wounded, according to Taliban officials. US, Pakistani officials in strained talks over Afghanistan 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z They are often targeted because they are Shiite Muslims in a Sunni-majority country. Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Pakistan has sizable minorities of Christians and Shiite Muslims and a preponderance of moderate Sunni Muslims, although the influence of fundamentalist groups is spreading. Radical leader of Pakistan’s Red Mosque emboldened by Taliban takeover of Afghanistan 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z IS has carried out relentless assaults on the country’s Shiite Muslims since emerging in eastern Afghanistan in 2014. Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z It added representatives from the country’s ethnic minorities — Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras, who are Shiite Muslims in the majority Sunni Muslim country. The AP Interview: Top Pakistan diplomat details Taliban plan 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The affiliate has mounted some of the country’s most brutal attacks in recent years on schools, mosques and even a maternity hospital, mainly targeting the Shiite Muslim minority. IS bomb attacks on Taliban raise specter of wider conflict 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z In 1991, in the aftermath of the first Gulf War, he had joined in a Shiite Muslim uprising against Hussein that ended in failure and the death of a brother. Algeria to Afghanistan: Our reporter’s dispatches from the front lines of the 9/11 wars 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z In its strongholds, predominantly inhabited by Shiite Muslims, it is not uncommon now for people to speak out against the group. Hezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon’s crises 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The Sunni extremists have carried out a series of brutal attacks, mainly targeting Afghanistan’s Shiite Muslim minority, including a 2020 assault on a maternity hospital in Kabul in which they killed women and infants. Pentagon: Blast outside Kabul airport, no word on casualties 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Most Hazaras are Shiite Muslims, despised by Sunni Muslim radicals and discriminated against by many in the Sunni majority country. Afghans in Indonesia protest Taliban, demand resettlement 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z I went first to an event for Ashura, a religious ritual at which devout Shiite Muslims beat themselves with chains to display penance and mourning. Encounter with the Taliban: punched, detained — then offered an energy drink 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Muharram is among the holiest months for Shiite Muslims across the world and includes large processions of people beating their chests while reciting elegies to mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Police fire tear gas to break up Muslim gathering in Kashmir 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Fear is running especially high among the ethnic Hazara minority, Shiite Muslims who were persecuted by the Taliban and made major gains in education and social status over the past two decades. Afghans fear a return to brutal rule despite Taliban vows 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z His family is from the minority Hazara, a Shiite Muslim group that has long been a target of persecution from the mainly Sunni Taliban. Europe’s contentious deportations of Afghans grind to a halt as Taliban surges 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Hundreds of demonstrators, many of them poor Shiite Muslims, were assassinated by snipers, presumably by Iran-backed forces. Helping Iraq makes strategic sense after end of U.S. combat mission 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Seven weeks later, the impact of the blast near Syed al-Shahda High School is still being felt across the working-class community that is home to several hundred thousand ethnic Hazaras and Shiite Muslims. Scarred by May school bombing, Afghanistan’s Hazaras fear what awaits them as Taliban gains ground 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Most but not all of the groups are Shiite Muslim, who are a majority in Iraq, and the most powerful ones are backed by Shiite Iran. Iraq Is Caught in the Middle as U.S. and Iran Spar on Its Soil 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Most of the threats were from Islamic State remnants and Iran-backed Shiite Muslim militias, he said. EXCLUSIVE U.S. suspects 4,000 cases of fraud in Iraqi refugee program -documents 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z The area where the explosions happened is largely populated by the minority Hazara ethnic group who are mostly Shiite Muslims. Afghan official: bombs hit 2 minivans in Kabul, 7 dead 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Meantime, Iran, which shares a lengthy border with Iraq, and the Shiite Muslim faith with a majority of Iraqis continue to meddle, all the more when relations between Washington and Tehran grow increasingly tense. Helping Iraq makes strategic sense after end of U.S. combat mission 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z It showed yet again how Islamic State group militants who hate them for their ethnicity or their religion — they are Shiite Muslim — were willing to kill the most vulnerable among them. Dreams of Hazara children snuffed out in attack on school 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Most Hazaras are Shiite Muslims, despised by Sunni Muslim radicals like the Islamic State group, and discriminated against by many in the Sunni majority country. Afghan Hazaras being killed at school, play, even at birth 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z It was not immediately known what caused the blast, which occurred in the Kadhimiyah district, near the shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, revered by Shiite Muslims. World Digest: June 3, 2021 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z No one took responsibility for the attack in the neighborhood, which is largely populated by the minority Hazara ethnic group who are mostly Shiite Muslims. Bomb rips through minivan in Afghan capital, at least 4 dead 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Iran dispatched forces from its Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force as well as Iran-backed militiamen from Iraq and Lebanon and thousands of Afghan Shiite Muslim fighters. After backing Assad, Iran and Russia compete for influence and spoils of war 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The area is heavily dominated by the Hazara, an ethnic minority that is Shiite Muslim and a frequent target of Islamic State. Bomb kills more than 30 people, including young students, near school in Afghan capital 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z The country’s top financial prosecutor is a Shiite Muslim, chosen by the country’s top Shiite factions, Amal and Hezbollah. As Lebanese cry for justice, politics paralyzes the system 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z As the Iraqi army melted away, it fell often to the mostly Shiite Muslim militias to turn back and rout the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State. Iraq’s anti-American militias aren’t just Iranian proxies. That helps explain their troubles. 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z He made inroads with Shiite Muslims and told Iraqis, again and again, to coexist peacefully and forgive. The whiplash of covering the pope’s Iraq trip: A year of tight covid rules in Italy, then 72 hours of crowds 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z They are mostly Shiite Muslims in a majority Sunni Muslim Afghanistan and most often the target of Islamic State militants in recent years. As US mulls Afghan exit, activist sees long fight for women 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z The visit signaled to Shiite Muslim leaders that Christians are to be respected. Pope Francis Meets Iraq’s Top Ayatollah as Both Urge Peace 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z One highlight of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq is his meeting Saturday with a revered religious leader for Shiite Muslims, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Shiite powerhouse al-Sistani helped shape today’s Iraq 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z His trip is explicitly designed to deepen ties to Shiite Muslims and encourage a decimated Christian population. Francis Begins Visit to Iraq, in ‘Duty to a Land Martyred’ 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z As in most of Iraq, Shiite Muslims predominate. In Iraq’s Christian Heartland, a Feud Over a Town’s Identity 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z The conflict pits the Iran-aligned Shiite Muslim Houthis against the U.S.-backed coalition of Sunni Muslim nations, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, seeking to restore the government to power. As Biden seeks end to Yemen war, rebels press offensive for strategic province 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Najaf is the site of the tomb of Imam Ali, considered by Shiite Muslims the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad. Pope Francis Meets Iraq’s Top Ayatollah as Both Urge Peace 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Also targeted were religious minorities, especially Hazaras, most of whom are Shiite Muslim, and the country’s small Sikh population. Afghan Civilian Casualties Soared After Peace Talks’ Start 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z In Bahrain, Saudi tanks helped put down an uprising by the Shiite Muslim majority against the Sunni monarchy. A Decade After the Arab Spring, Autocrats Still Rule the Mideast 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Both Christians and Shiite Muslims there suffered under the rule of the Sunni terrorist group. In Iraq’s Christian Heartland, a Feud Over a Town’s Identity 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Most of the victims in its attacks were either security personnel or Shiite Muslims. Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Last week, Iraq’s top Catholic official, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako, said Francis would also meet with the country’s top Shiite Muslim cleric, Ali al-Sistani, in a significant highlight of the trip. Pope on Iraq trip: Worthwhile even if most watch him on TV 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “Some of the most demonizing passages about Christians, about Jews and about Shiite Muslims have in some places been removed or toned down,” said David Weinberg, Washington director for international affairs at the Anti-Defamation League. Saudi Arabia has been scrubbing its textbooks of anti-Semitic and misogynistic passages 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Five years ago: A triple bombing killed at least 45 people in a predominantly Shiite Muslim suburb south of the Syrian capital. Today in History 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z But the vast majority are believed to be Shiite Muslims. Amid crisis, Hezbollah ‘bank’ a lifeline for some Lebanese 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z But the vast majority are believed to be Shiite Muslims. Amid crisis, Hezbollah ‘bank’ a lifeline for some Lebanese 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z A fourth man, a Shiite Muslim college professor, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for insulting God during a college lecture. US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Hezbollah, the powerful Shiite Muslim militia and political party, accused him of “political targeting.” Lebanese Officials Try to Limit Inquiry Into Deadly Beirut Blast 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Analysts also dismissed the idea that Iran, the world’s leading Shiite Muslim nation, would ally with al Qaeda, a radical Sunni Muslim offshoot. Assassination by Israeli agents exposes Iran’s links to al Qaeda 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Egyptian government continues to restrict access for Shiite Muslims to a tomb of the Prophet Muhammad’s son, revered by the Sunni majority. Religious persecution increasing, Pew Research Center report finds 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z And a Nigerian court ruled in 2019 that activities by Shiite Muslims amounted to “acts of terrorism and illegality” and ordered the government to ban their association, he said. UN investigator: Rights of minorities to worship undermined 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z And a Nigerian court ruled in 2019 that activities by Shiite Muslims amounted to “acts of terrorism and illegality” and ordered the government to ban their association, he said. UN investigator: Rights of minorities to worship undermined 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z As the newly inaugurated vice president, Mike Pence applauded Trump’s early executive order banning half the world’s Shiite Muslims from entering the country. Win or Lose, It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said that the United States was pleased that the Iraqi government is doing more to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad from Iran-backed Shiite Muslim militias. U.S. pleased Iraq doing more to protect U.S. embassy: Pompeo 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z By the time Mohammed was 6, there was a nightmarish war underway between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and car bombs echoed through the city. Three young deaths. A vow to bring justice. And a test for Iraq’s new leader. 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Among the sticking points, the country’s leading Shiite Muslim groups, Amal and the armed militant group Hezbollah insisted on controlling the Finance Ministry. Acting Lebanese prime minister steps down, setting back efforts to form government 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Most of the members of Mirzaie’s dance group, which features men and women performing in public, are Shiite Muslims. Young Afghan women, men practice whiling Sufi dance together 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z “Parliamentary elections scheduled for next year are very important,” the Iran-born al-Sistani, who enjoys wide influence in Iraq and among Shiite Muslims worldwide, said. Iraq’s top Shiite cleric backs early parliamentary elections 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z The 53-year-old dug up his father’s body by hand to transfer him to the vast Wadi al-Salam cemetery, where millions of Shiite Muslims are buried. Coronavirus live news: France daily cases top 10,000; Victoria reports 41 new infections 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z He was nominated both by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and other Sunni leaders, as well as by the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah party and its allies. Lebanese PM-designate wants reform-minded Cabinet 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims are observing the solemn holy day of Ashoura that they typically mark with large, mournful gatherings, in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus’ shadow 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z In 1987, Saudi security forces killed more than 400 people, mostly Shiite Muslims, in a clash sparked by Iranian pilgrims protesting during the hajj. Muslims to wait a year for hajj as virus prompts Saudi curbs 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z At least 15 others were wounded in the attack at the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital located in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital. Siege on Afghan hospital maternity ward leaves more than a dozen, including babies, dead 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Both countries are majority Shiite Muslim, and Iran supported Iraq’s postwar development and sent forces in to help defeat the Islamic State. Iraq Resists Iranian Pressure to Reopen Border Closed to Slow Covid-19 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia is a Sunni-majority kingdom that holds to an austere form of Islam, and many hard-line Sunnis view Shiite Muslims as heretics. Saudi Arabia executed them after questionable trials. Now it won’t give up the bodies for proper burial. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z In interviews with The Associated Press, several Shiite Muslims told of how they are observing commemorations this year. Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus’ shadow 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate struck a gathering of minority Shiite Muslims in Kabul, killing 32 people. Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z In Iran, a few pilgrims were filmed licking Shiite Muslim shrines to ward off infection. In a Pandemic, Religion Can Be a Balm and a Risk 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z It is the most important holiday for this Shiite Muslim country of 85 million, and the celebration lasts two full weeks. Afghans clamp down on Nowruz, the Persian New Year holiday, fearing virus spread 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z The border with Iran — Iraq’s close ally and trading partner — had been largely porous, with families living on both sides and Shiite Muslim religious pilgrims going back and forth. At the Iranian Border, Iraqis Try to Keep a Virus From Entering 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z But shortly before the start of Muharram, a number of Shiite Muslims from different communities, including Mukhi-Siwji’s father, teamed up to organize drive-in commemorations to safely mark the occasion, she said. Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus’ shadow 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Qom is the spiritual center of Iran’s ruling Shiite Muslim clerics. Coronavirus burial pits in Iran so vast that they’re visible from space 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Iran is home both to one of the world’s worst outbreaks and to dozens of major Shiite Muslim shrines, which have remained open to crowds for weeks even as the coronavirus left the country shellshocked. In a Pandemic, Religion Can Be a Balm and a Risk 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z It is not known whether the Qatif lockdown may impact Saudi oil production, although some reports warned Sunday of potential social unrest in the province, which is home to a large Shiite Muslim population. Lockdown: Foreign governments take drastic action as coronavirus spreads 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z The area is home to a holy shrine for Shiite Muslims. Report: Iran Revolutionary Guard commander killed in Syria 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Most Hazaras are Shiite Muslims, a persecuted minority in Afghanistan and a favorite target of Islamic State loyalists in recent years. Gunmen Kill Dozens at Event Attended by Afghan Politicians 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Qom is a popular religious destination and a center of learning and religious studies for Shiite Muslims from inside Iran, as well as Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. Iran reports 2 more deaths, 13 new cases of new coronavirus 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The vast majority of the participants are Shiite Muslims, who are the main constituency of the cleric Mr. al-Sadr and the armed groups close to Iran. Protesters Mass in Baghdad, Demanding U.S. Leave Iraq 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z In Sessions’s first few intelligence briefings, James Comey, the F.B.I. director, had to explain to him the differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and which terrorist groups followed which interpretation of Islam. The Fight to Save an Innocent Refugee from Almost Certain Death 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Delivering the weekly sermon in Tehran is a task usually reserved for one of Khamenei’s loyal Shiite Muslim clerics. In rare Friday sermon, Iran’s Khamenei says U.S. suffered blow to ‘superpower image’ 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are often used to settle scores or intimidate followers of minority religions, including Shiite Muslims. Pakistani court hands down 55-year sentences to 86 Islamists 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are often used to settle scores or intimidate followers of minority religions, including Shiite Muslims. Pakistani court hands down 55-year sentences to 86 Islamists 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Both Sunni and Shiite Muslim militia groups operate in the area. Bomb hits security forces in SW Pakistan; 2 dead, 12 wounded 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z She said in an interview that an officer asked whether she was part of any cult or Shiite Muslim organization. Iranian-Americans Questioned at the Border: ‘My Kids Shouldn’t Experience Such Things’ 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z “Such public displays of intense grief are common among Shiite Muslims, who hold martyrs in the highest esteem. It also signals deep respect for the deceased.” Associated Press mocked over report of Ayatollah Khamenei's mental state after Soleimani killed: 'Propaganda' 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority dominates the Iraqi government. Iran Ends Nuclear Limits as Killing of Iranian General Upends Mideast 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z All the while, Iran’s influence in Iraq — both countries are largely Shiite Muslim nations in a region dominated by Sunni Muslim — continued to grow. Iraq's parliament votes to expel U.S. military from the country 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z On the other side is Iran, far closer both in proximity and in shared religion with the majority Shiite Muslim sect in Iraq. As Iraq reels from U.S. strike, its politicians turn against Washington 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Skeptics have long doubted that Iran, which last year marked its 40th anniversary as a Shiite Muslim theocracy, could find common cause with a radical Sunni Islamist group such as al Qaeda. Iran’s leader vows ‘severe revenge,’ while Democrats question the legality of U.S. strike 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Diab, a university professor and former education minister, won a majority of lawmakers’ votes after receiving backing from the powerful Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies. Lebanon’s new PM says he plans a government of experts 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The parliament speaker is chosen from the ranks of Shiite Muslims. Main Lebanon PM candidate withdraws from consideration 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z In cases of divorce for Shiite Muslims like Jouny, the Shiite religious courts usually grant custody of children to the fathers at age two for sons and age seven for daughters. In death and life, Lebanese woman shows religious law fight 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z The latest surge of violence included an attack on the Iranian Consulate in Najaf, a city that is sacred to Shiite Muslims and where Sistani resides. Iraqi prime minister says he will submit resignation to head off further bloodshed 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Later in the day, violence resulting in at least 10 more deaths resumed in Najaf and Karbala, where the country’s two most venerated Shiite Muslim shrines are. Violence Rises in Iraq’s South Amid Crackdowns on Protests and Press 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z But the largest group are working-class and poor Shiite Muslims, either from the southern part of the country or with origins there. ‘Our Patience Is Over’: Why Iraqis Are Protesting 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Caught in the middle is the country’s leading Shiite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. Fear spreads among Iraqi protesters as government cracks down, keeps death toll secret 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The posts of the president, prime minister and parliament speaker are given to the biggest communities - Maronite Christian, Sunni Muslim and Shiite Muslim. Hopes of young Lebanese to escape sectarianism put to test 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The posts of the president, prime minister and parliament speaker are given to the biggest communities — Maronite Christian, Sunni Muslim and Shiite Muslim. Hopes of young Lebanese to escape sectarianism put to test 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z In the southern city of Karbala, a pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims, demonstrators stormed the Iranian Consulate and raised the Iraqi flag. Iraq’s president promises new elections law and early polls amid protests 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The protests paused in mid-October for the Shiite Muslim Arbaeen holiday but resumed in force on Oct. Iraqi protesters target Iran’s influence as widespread demonstrations turn violent 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Iraq’s High Commission for Human Rights said one demonstrator was killed in Karbala, which is also revered by Shiite Muslims, late Monday. As protests rattle Iraq, influential Shiite cleric calls to overhaul political system 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The president must be Maronite Christian, the prime minister Sunni Muslim and the speaker of parliament Shiite Muslim. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announces he will resign after nearly two weeks of protests 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z In 2014, this region received many of the 500,000 Iraqis — including members of the Yazidi sect, Christians, Shiite Muslims and others — who fled the onslaught of the Islamic State Sunni militants. 'How long can we live like this?': Kurds in growing refugee camp plead for help, end to losses, suffering 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z A restive mix of 1.6 million Sunni Muslims, Shiite Muslims, Turkmens, Kurds and others, all in an area slightly larger than Connecticut, the residents loathe Islamic State only slightly more than they hate one another. In Iraq and Syria, a new phase of the war against Islamic State begins 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Iran, the region’s dominant Shiite Muslim power, is an important economic and political backer of the Iraqi government. Iraqi protesters target Iran’s influence as widespread demonstrations turn violent 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Most Hazaras are also minority Shiite Muslims, who are targeted by an affiliate of the Islamic State group operating in Afghanistan. Afghan voters torn between fear, frustration, sense of duty 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of people converge every year on Karbala, which is about 50 miles south of Baghdad, for Ashura, which is one of the most sacred events for Shiite Muslims. Stampede at Iraqi Shrine Kills at Least 31 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z In Iran, a Shiite Muslim theocracy, women are barred from entering stadiums during male sporting events, so Khodayari disguised herself as a man. Iranian female soccer fan barred from match dies after setting herself on fire 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z More than 30 people were killed and nearly 100 injured in Iraq after a stampede was set off while Shiite Muslims celebrated one of the holiest days of the year. Iraq stampede kills dozens at pilgrimage during Islamic holy holiday 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The fact that Shiite Muslims would sing a song from the Saddam Hussein era, in which Shiites were heavily persecuted, shows the extent of anger with the Iranian government. Iraqi protesters target Iran’s influence as widespread demonstrations turn violent 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z In west Kabul, where many Shiite Muslims and minority ethnic Hazaras live, the fear is palpable and specific. Afghanistan’s Ghani to visit Washington as peace deal limps and violence surges - The Washington Post 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The report alleged widespread corruption within the state’s Sunni and Shiite Muslim endowments, which administer religious holy sites and real estate. Iraq suspends Alhurra, a U.S.-funded TV station, after alleging corruption in report 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z The attack hit a wedding hall in a predominantly Shiite Muslim neighborhood of west Kabul. ISIS undercuts Trump’s push for Afghan peace deal, troop withdrawal 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Western Kabul is the center of urban commercial and residential life for ethnic Hazaras and Shiite Muslims. Islamic State claims suicide attack on Kabul wedding that killed 63 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Many people in the minority Shiite Muslim Hazara ethic group live in the part of the city where the explosion took place. Dozens of casualties reported after Afghanistan wedding hall explosion 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Compounding matters was that Aldaoud was sent to Najaf, the spiritual capital of Shiite Muslims about 100 miles south of Baghdad. Iraqi Chaldeans supported Trump. Now one of their own died after being deported 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z During its sweep to power, the Islamic State cast itself as the protector of Sunni Muslim communities facing persecution by the Iraqi state, dominated by Shiite Muslims. Hundreds of Islamic State militants are slipping back into Iraq. Their fight isn’t over. 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z There’s anecdotal evidence that more women are pushing back against the dress code, trying to redefine red lines as they test the response of the ruling Shiite Muslim clergy and their security agencies. In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Hadat, along with other nearby areas, saw tens of thousands of Shiite Muslims move in over the years, raising fears among some of the country’s Christians. Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Hezbollah is one of the most prominent members of the self-styled “axis of resistance,” armed groups with tens of thousands of Shiite Muslim fighters beholden to Tehran. Iran’s regional proxies ensure it will never fight alone 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Hezbollah is one of the most prominent members of the self-styled "axis of resistance," armed groups with tens of thousands of Shiite Muslim fighters beholden to Tehran. Iran's regional proxies ensure it will never fight alone 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The 24-year-old Shiite Muslim felt Iran’s affordable prices, coupled with its experienced medical providers of similar religious backgrounds, made it a good fit for his father, who is battling stomach cancer. Iran had courted Western tourists. After sanctions, it’s turning to neighbors 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z In April, King Salman ratified a royal decree to behead 37 Saudi citizens, most of them Shiite Muslims — a minority in a country ruled by Sunni Muslims. Not all monarchs have lost power. Here are a few countries where royals really rule The vast majority of those executed on Tuesday were members of Saudi Arabia’s Shiite Muslim minority, according to Shiite activists. Saudi Arabia puts to death 37 people in largest mass execution in past three years 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Those executed hailed from Riyadh, Mecca, Medina and Asir, as well as Shiite Muslim populated areas of the Eastern Province and Qassim. Saudi Arabia executes 37 prisoners convicted of terrorism 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Many of those killed and persecuted were Sunni and Shiite Muslims as well. Trump to help Iraq Christians punish Islamic State 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The attack ripped through an outdoor Pakistani market on Friday, killing at least 18 people, half of them ethnic Hazaras, officials said, in an attack apparently aimed at minority Shiite Muslims. World Digest: April 13, 2019 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Mehdi and other soldiers-for-hire from Afghanistan’s impoverished Shiite Muslim communities are returning to their homeland, where they are met with suspicion. Afghans recruited by Iran for Syria war return home pariahs 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Mehdi and other soldiers-for-hire from Afghanistan's impoverished Shiite Muslim communities are returning to their homeland, where they are met with suspicion. Afghans recruited by Iran for Syria war return home pariahs 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z The banner symbolizes the prophet Ali, revered by Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan, many of whom believe he is buried in the mosque. Missing Flowers and Bitter Politics Put a Damper on Afghan Nowruz Party 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The Sunni militant group considers Shiite Muslims heretics. Afghan official: 3 explosions target Shiite shrine in Kabul 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z While Sunni Muslim truffle hunters typically pay a ransom to win release, as Mr. Yasseen did, Shiite Muslim truffle hunters never get that chance. They Go to the Desert to Hunt for Truffles. But ISIS Is Hunting Them. 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Soldiers from the Popular Mobilization Forces — largely Shiite Muslim militias strongly backed by Tehran — were traveling from Mosul to Kirkuk when Islamic State militants attacked their convoy near the disputed Iraqi-Kurdish city of Makhmour. Iran backed Popular Mobilization Forces pressures U.S. to leave Iraq 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Most Hazaras are Shiite Muslims, reviled by the radical Sunni IS group. Afghan officials: Death toll climbs to 11 in mortar attack 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z The arrival of Islamic State militants in Afghanistan after 2014 posed a new threat to civilians, especially Hazaras, a mostly Shiite Muslim minority. Amid Afghan Peace Talks, U.N. Reports Record Civilian Deaths in 2018 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z The Islamic State claimed responsibility, boasting that the attacks were its first ever against Iran, where the Shiite Muslim majority is loathed by the Islamic State’s Sunni extremist ideologues. Iran Suicide Bombing Kills 27 Revolutionary Guards 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z An overwhelming majority of Iran’s population is Shiite Muslim, but about 9% of the nation is Sunni. Iran suicide bombing kills 27 Revolutionary Guard members 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Nearby, a massive billboard shows Shiite Muslim martyrs alongside a photo of Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini. Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Nearby, a massive billboard shows Shiite Muslim martyrs alongside a photo of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini. Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z They told a court in Brussels on Thursday that the defendant, Mehdi Nemmouche, hated Jews and Shiite Muslims, beat them and bragged of torturing his captives. Ex-hostages say suspect in Belgian deaths was their jailer 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Iraq’s new parliament contains a number of major factions who favor closer ties with neighboring Iran, like Iraq a majority Shiite Muslim nation. Iraqi leaders slam Donald Trump’s comments over using country as base 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Joining with the Sadr faction is the Fateh coalition, whose members include political representatives of the mostly Shiite Muslim armed groups that sprang up when the Islamic State invaded northern Iraq in 2014. Trump Calls for Keeping Troops in Iraq to Watch Iran, Possibly Upending ISIS Fight 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z For most Iranians, and Shiite Muslims everywhere — a minority for whom, according to Ryszard Kapuscinski, “nothing has gone right for centuries” — Hussein’s death was a tragedy whose bitterness remains undiminished to this day. How Iran’s Greatest Director Makes Art of Moral Ambiguity 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z They are Shiite Muslims, while the Taliban are ultraconservative Sunni Muslims, hailing mainly from the majority ethnic Pashtun community. U.S., Taliban Show Optimism in Afghan Peace Talks 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Her case goes to the core of one of Pakistan’s most controversial issues - the blasphemy law, often used to settle scores or intimidate followers of Pakistan’s minority religions, including minority Shiite Muslims. Freed by court, Pakistani Christian woman still a prisoner 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z “We’re celebrating a rebel,” proclaimed a third speaker, the new mufti of the Shiite Muslims of Lebanon, the rebel in question being Jesus. Christmas in Lebanon: ‘Jesus Isn’t Only for the Christians’ 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z When Shiite Muslims in southern Iraq and Kurds in the north revolted, the guard used the helicopters to crush them. George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The attack at the market in Orakzai, a rugged tribal district southwest of the provincial capital of Peshawar, targeted a shopping area frequented by minority Shiite Muslims. Pakistan jolted by a deadly market bombing and an attack on the Chinese Consulate 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Authorities said most of the victims were minority Shiite Muslims. Suicide bomber strikes Pakistan market hours after foiled assault on Chinese consulate in Karachi 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z The market was near a seminary for Shiite Muslims, a minority in Pakistan that is frequently targeted by extremist Sunni groups. Chinese Presence in Pakistan Is Targeted in Strike on Consulate in Karachi 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia’s Shiite Muslim minority, making up about 15% of the population, has long been subject to discrimination and repression. Khashoggi killing casts spotlight on array of human rights abuses by Saudi Arabia — and West's willingness to overlook them 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z In that massacre, Shiite Muslims and other minorities were targeted by the Sunni Muslim militants for execution. Legacy of Islamic State 'terror': more than 200 mass graves verified by U.N. in northern and western Iraq - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Nigeria’s main Shiite Muslim movement says the army killed at least 50 of its members who were protesting this week. Nigerian army deletes tweet that quoted Trump on protesters 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The conflict in Yemen began with the 2014 takeover of the capital, Sanaa, and the toppling of the government by the Houthis, a Shiite Muslim minority in the country. At turning point, US urges Yemen cease-fire, political talks 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s main Shiite Muslim movement said troops fatally shot at least 27 of its members during a procession to the capital, Abuja. World Digest: Oct. 30, 2018 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The Shiite Muslim minorities say they are suffer religious persecution. Nigerian group says troops shot, killed 27 Shiite Muslims 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z When the Sunni Muslim IS took over those territories in a 2014 blitz, it massacred Shiite Muslims, Kurds, Christians, Yazidis and members of the police or military who fell into its hands. Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z When the Sunni Muslim IS took over those territories in a 2014 blitz, it massacred Shiite Muslims, Kurds, Christians, Yazidis and members of the police or military who fell into its hands. Children of Islamic State group live under a stigma in Iraq 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z French police also raided the headquarters of one of the largest Shiite Muslim centers in France, which has links to Iran, according to European officials, and arrested three people. Foiled Paris bomb plot raises fears that Iran is planning attacks in Europe 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The Shiite Muslim minority in the country says it is persecuted. World Digest: Oct. 30, 2018 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Saudi royals’ greatest fear is a theocratic Iran leading the Shiite Muslim world in a struggle to dominate Islam. Opinion | Trump is kissing Saudi backsides. He’s not alone. 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The Trump administration views Saudi Arabia, the region’s main Sunni Muslim power, as a key bulwark against a common foe, Shiite Muslim Iran. Disappearance of a dissident journalist puts young Saudi prince, a Trump ally, under a dark cloud - Los Angeles Times Al-Yassiri, a Shiite Muslim with a prominent social media presence, ran the Barbie medical center, which offered cosmetic surgery as well as treatment for war victims and those with birth defects. Deaths of Instagram model, other women shock Iraq 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Ruqayyah was the daughter of Hussein, a Shiite Imam, and the article was published during Mu?arram, a holiday in which Shiite Muslims mourn the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. Iran orders the closure of a pro-reform newspaper 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z More than 80 people were killed in an attack in southern Iraq targeting a restaurant frequented by Shiite Muslim pilgrims; the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Today in History 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The term he used is a slur against Shiite Muslims — and it was a telling indication of the division wrought by seven years of civil war. Two Syrian towns once lived peacefully alongside neighbors. Three years under siege changed everything. 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The recount found that the bloc allied with nationalist Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr led in the polls but won only 54 seats, too few to form a government without partners in the 329-member parliament. Basra threatens vote to pull away from Iraq over oil profits 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The demonstrations were held to protest the discrimination Shiite Muslim citizens face in the predominantly Sunni Muslim kingdom. Saudi Arabia seeking first death penalty for female activist, rights groups say 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z All 500 seats in the private learning center were filled with high school students from the local Shiite Muslim community. ‘It was a horror scene’: Scores of Afghan students killed in Kabul suicide bombing aimed at minority Shiites 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z A Shiite Muslim cleric suddenly appeared, plugged his microphone into the column that contained a loudspeaker and started saying the final rites for our neighbor, with little in the way of personal remarks. Funerals in Iran Follow Strict Script, With Final Ride in a Mercedes 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z After taking over a city, the militants would scour neighborhoods for homes and businesses owned by Christians or Shiite Muslims — the jihadis consider the latter apostates who are to be killed. Syrians find plenty of bargains at markets for looted goods — sometimes their own 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Kamil had been the target of a smear campaign that described him as a Shiite Muslim, an oft-maligned group in Indonesia. Islamist Losses in Local Polls Ease Pressure on Indonesia's President 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Iraq’s constitution and laws protect the interests of the political parties aligned with Iraq’s three main groups: the majority Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims and Kurds in the north. Disillusioned Iraqi Voters Decide to Stay Home 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z Nearly two decades later, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran weighed in, loosening restrictions further for his Shiite Muslim followers. How religion is coming to terms with modern fertility methods The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing, in which most victims were members of Afghanistan’s Shiite Muslim minority. After each attack, he carried the wounded. Then he became a victim himself. 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing, in which most victims were members of Afghanistan’s Shiite Muslim minority. After Each Attack He Carried the Wounded. Then He Became a Victim. 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z There is little support among Afghans for a movement whose sole goal is killing Shiite Muslims. Q&A: How strong is the Islamic State group in Afghanistan 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z Tehran is thought to be providing military and financial support to the Houthis, who are also Shiite Muslims. Lawmakers grill State Department and Pentagon on U.S. role in Yemen’s civil war 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z It pits Saudi Arabia’s Sunni Muslim monarchy against Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement, which is backed by Shiite Muslim power Iran. Britain to Sell Jets to Saudis Despite Conduct of Yemen War 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Most Hazaras are Shiite Muslims, and Sunni militant groups consider all Shiites heretics and urge followers to kill them. Suicide bomber kills 9 in Kabul; Taliban kill 16 in province 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z But the match was also a potent symbol of sports diplomacy, with the visitors from the region’s major Sunni Muslim power, Saudi Arabia, coming to Basra, a historic port city in Iraq’s Shiite Muslim heartland. Iraq and Saudi Arabia Come Together Just for Kicks 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z But some factions say foreign troops are no longer welcome, including powerful Shiite Muslim militias backed by Iran. Iraq Lawmakers Seek Timetable for Withdrawal of Foreign Troops 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Under Lebanon’s complex power-sharing agreements, the country’s president must always be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of parliament a Shiite Muslim. Saudis Mend Ties With Lebanon Leader After Resignation Saga 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Last year, the Iranians also named the street where the Saudi Arabian Embassy sits after Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a clerical leader from the Shiite Muslim minority who was executed in the kingdom. U.S. and Russia Revive Cold-War Game of Provocative Street Names 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Thousands of pro-reform activists, members of minority religious groups and other presumed opponents of the Shiite Muslim theocracy were also detained after anti-government protests erupted Dec. 28. Environmentalists are the latest targets for arrest in Iran. One died in prison, officials say 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Muslim countries entered the conflict largely to prevent their regional rival, Iran, a Shiite Muslim theocracy, from projecting its influence along their borders by backing the Houthis. Yemen’s war is so out of control, allies are turning on one another 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z The prince is also preoccupied with trying to counter the regional influence of Shiite Muslim rival Iran. What's behind Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption crackdown, which it says led to the recovery of more than $100 billion? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In order to do that, Dagan and his crew recruited Lebanese locals: Druze, Christians and Shiite Muslims who resented the Palestinians and wanted them out of Lebanon. How Arafat Eluded Israel’s Assassination Machine 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The main traditional parties that thrive on identity politics, be they Christian, Sunni Muslim, Shiite Muslim or Druze, are just too entrenched. In Lebanon’s Long-Delayed Election, Hopes for Fresh Faces 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The protesters complain of dismal economic conditions, of military adventures in Iraq and Syria, and of being ruled by clerical Shiite Muslim hard-liners led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran tortures, kills protesters; 8,000 citizens arrested 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The painting, called “Prosperity Without Growth,” depicted a figure wearing clothes that suggested he was both a Sunni and Shiite Muslim — a message about unity that apparently was too toxic for the moment. As Saudi Arabia relaxes its controls on culture and entertainment, artists dream — and worry 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The Sunni extremists of IS view Shiite Muslims as apostates and have repeatedly attacked Afghanistan’s Shiite minority and targets linked to neighboring Iran. Islamic State kills 41 in attack on Afghan cultural center 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Authorities said an attack on a Shiite Muslim cultural center in the Afghan capital Kabul left at least 35 people dead and 20 wounded Thursday. Officials say Kabul attack kills 35, wounds 20 – LA Times 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z They warn that perceptions of injustice risk deepening the antagonism between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, and lay the foundation for another cycle of sectarian violence. U.N. Condemns Executions of 38 Prisoners in Iraq 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z As we see with Sunni and Shiite Muslims, interreligious fights are the most ugly. Opinion | American Jews vs. Israel 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z A nation of just 6 million, Lebanon is governed through a power-sharing agreement among the country’s main religious groups — Christians, and Sunni and Shiite Muslims. Hezbollah, on the rise in Lebanon, fends off Saudi Arabia 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z The Islamic State, a Sunni movement, has long considered Sufis, along with Shiite Muslims, apostates, and has a history of attacking their mosques in other countries. Militants Kill 235 at Sufi Mosque in Egypt’s Deadliest Terrorist Attack 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The Obama administration declared the Islamic State had committed genocide against Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims. U.S. declares attacks on Burmese Rohingya Muslims ‘ethnic cleansing’ 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The Israelis battled the Palestinians in Lebanon using Christian and Shiite Muslim proxies and finally invaded outright in 1982. Opinion | Saudi Arabia commits the original sin of modern Middle East politics 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Despite his supposed commitment to a Sunni group that has targeted Shiite Muslims, Qamar treated the game store’s “Iraqi Shiite customers . . . so well and so nice,” Amri told the FBI agent. He tried to stop his friend from joining ISIS. But then he lied to the FBI. 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z The government does not grant licenses to non-Muslim houses of worship, and limits those of its Shiite Muslim citizens. AP ANALYSIS: Saudi promise of ‘moderate Islam’ shifts power 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z A suicide bomber entered a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in the west of the capital, Kabul, and opened fire before detonating his explosives, killing 39 worshipers and wounding 45 others, the Afghan Interior Ministry said. Suicide-Bomb Attacks Target Two Afghan Mosques 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Dasht-e-Barchi is a sprawling neighborhood in the west of Kabul where the majority of people are ethnic Hazaras, who are mostly Shiite Muslims, a minority in Afghanistan, which is a Sunni majority nation. 63 Dead After Suicide Bombers Attack Mosques in Kabul, Afghanistan 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z It was the second time in less than two months that militants attacked a Shiite Muslim house of worship in Kabul. Two mosques bombed in Afghanistan as death toll in a week of attacks climbs to nearly 200 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The city of more than 1 million is home to Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen, as well as Christians and Sunni and Shiite Muslims. Iraq: After losing Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of Sinjar 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z At Saturday’s rally in Islamabad thousands of Shiite Muslims were seen beating their chests with their hands and flagellating themselves with knives attached to chains. Thousands rally across Pakistan ahead of Ashura celebrations 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z They allege he joined IS in Mosul in June 2014 and participated in the killing of two Shiite Muslims. German authorities arrest Islamic State suspect in Berlin 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z As a Shiite group, it is naturally opposed to Islamic State, which is Sunni and considers Shiite Muslims to be apostates. U.S.-led coalition cuts off road, stranding Islamic State convoy in Syria 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Refugee experts say the situation in Ukraine pales in comparison with massacres and persecution of Yazidis, Kurds, Christians and Shiite Muslims in territories held by the Islamic State group. Soviet-era program gives unoppressed immigrants an edge 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Refugee experts say the situation in Ukraine pales in comparison with massacres and persecution of Yazidis, Kurds, Christians and Shiite Muslims in territories held by the Islamic State. Soviet-Era Program Gives Even Unoppressed Immigrants an Edge 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The attacks were triggered by Riyadh’s execution of a well-known Shiite Muslim cleric, and prompted Saudi Arabia to sever ties with Iran after accusing it of not protecting its missions. Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran despite demands by Arab neighbors 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim group whose military wing is considered a terrorist group by the EU, is fighting against IS, a Sunni organization, in both Lebanon and neighboring Syria. The Latest: Spanish towns race to put up concrete barriers 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The report also voiced concern for the repression of Shiite Muslims by Islamic State but also by Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Muslim countries, saying they deserved greater protection. State Department report on religious persecution accuses Islamic State of genocide 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the group is “clearly responsible for genocide” against Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. US decries Islamic State ‘genocide’ of Christians, others 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z The sentences are a sign of the deepening tensions between Saudi Arabia’s Sunni elite and Shiite Muslims at home and in the region. 14 Saudi Shiites accused of staging protests now face execution 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim political party, is also Lebanon’s strongest armed faction. Lebanon's Hezbollah group insists: We're not the 'menace' Trump says we are 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims were protesting in Parachinar since June 23, when a Sunni militant group orchestrated the attacks. Shiite Muslims end week-long daily protest in NW Pakistan 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The annual protests held on the last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan are organized by Iran’s hard-line Shiite Muslim establishment as a show of support for the Palestinian people. Iran's anti-Israel rallies, a tradition during Ramadan, this year include ballistic missiles 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The Saudis say they need the weaponry to defend themselves against Yemeni rebels, who they charge are being armed by Shiite Muslim Iran in a bid to increase its clout against the region’s Sunni monarchies. U.S. arms are killing civilians in Yemen. Now the Trump administration is set to sell them more 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Congress last week passed a bill to provide emergency aid to the victims of what the Obama administration labeled a genocide by the Islamic State against Christians, Shiite Muslims and others in Iraq and Syria. Dozens of Iraqi nationals swept up in immigration raids in Michigan, Tennessee 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslim groups in Bahrain, allegedly linked to Iran, were also on the list, as were citizens of Libya, Kuwait, the UAE and Yemen. Trump seems to undercut Tillerson’s remarks on Qatar 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Musayyib and Karbala are predominantly Shiite Muslim, a sect that IS reviles and considers heretics. Twin blasts in Iraq kill 21, wound dozens 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z But to the Sunni Muslim leaders in Riyadh, that suggested an unacceptable concession to their regional Shiite Muslim rivals in Tehran, and relations with Washington soured. With Trump, Saudis see chance for reset in U.S. relationship 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Raisi and Mr. Rouhani are both Shiite Muslim clerics and staunch defenders of the idea of an Islamic Republic ruled by clerics, with some direct elections. Iran Has Its Own Hard-Line Populist, and He’s on the Rise 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Later, Daoud visited his family plot and rubbed the polished wood doors of the nearby shrine of Imam Ali, among the holiest sites for Shiite Muslims. His job is to dismantle bombs — hoping he won't be next to blow up 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims believe Mohammed al-Mahdi, the 12th and last Shiite imam, who disappeared in the 9th century, will one day reappear to bring justice to earth. Powerful Saudi prince says no space for dialogue with Iran 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The Iranians will not abandon Syria’s regime, which is dominated by co-religionists, Shiite Muslims. Opinion | Syria is a quagmire, and the U.S. should stay out of it 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z What Nanjiani avoided mentioning onstage was that he was brought up a strict Shiite Muslim. Kumail Nanjiani’s Culture-Clash Comedy 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z One of them — Hurd refuses to say which lawmaker it was — asked him to explain the difference between a Shiite Muslim and a Sunni. A reelection challenge (almost) as big as Texas 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Jordan is part of the region’s Sunni Muslim camp, while Assad is backed by Shiite Muslim Iran and the Shiite militia Hezbollah. Jordan rejects Assad claim it plans to send troops to Syria 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Iran is a Shiite Muslim theocracy whereas the Saudi kingdom is Sunni dominated. The Iran nuclear deal that Trump once vowed to tear apart is holding — at least for now 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z But victims from the two towns were overwhelmingly Shiite Muslims, who, like other minorities in Syria, tend to support the government of President Bashar Assad. These Syrians were finally being evacuated to safety. That's when the bomb went off 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z The new wave is expected to leave the Shiite Muslim town of Fua in northern Idlib province in exchange for the release of 500 civilians and rebels held prisoner by President Bashar... About 3,000 Expected to Evacuate Besieged Syrian Town Sunday 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Hopefuls only must believe in Iran’s form of government and be Shiite Muslims. AP Explains: 1,600 hopefuls, vetting and Islam in Iran poll 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Iran, the Middle East’s main Shiite Muslim powerhouse, is viewed as a dangerous rival by several of the region’s Sunni-dominated governments, including Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf states. World divides over Trump Syria strikes, awaits next steps 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z At least 22 people were killed and more than 70 injured Friday when a bomb exploded outside a Shiite Muslim mosque in northern Pakistan, officials said. Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bombing at a Shiite mosque that kills 22 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The bomb exploded outside a Shiite Muslim mosque in a busy street in Parachinar, capital of the Kurram tribal region near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, said Ikramullah Khan, a local official. Pakistan Bombing Leaves More Than 20 Dead 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful car bomb exploded near a minority Shiite Muslim place of worship in the northwest town of Parachinar on Friday, killing at least 22 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said. Bombing Near Shiite Place of Worship Kills 22 in NW Pakistan 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Iraq is a Shiite Muslim majority country, and many Shiites claim they were oppressed for decades under the predominantly Sunni leadership of Saddam Hussein. 'Frontline: Iraq Uncovered' captures the extreme fallout of a country divided 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The Sehwan shrine, which reveres a Muslim Sufi mystic, is frequented by the faithful of many sects of Islam but the majority of the worshippers are usually Shiite Muslims. Pakistan reeling after ISIS bombing at Sufi shrine killed 88 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z ERBIL, Iraq — A car bomb exploded in a crowded Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad late Thursday afternoon, the latest terror attack in the capital claimed by the Islamic State, security officials reported. Baghdad Car Bomb Kills Scores in Shiite Neighborhood 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The Sunni extremist group said it was targeting Shiite Muslims. Baghdad car bomb claimed by Islamic State kills 45 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “This is a glorious day,” said Ali Mir Talebani, a Shiite Muslim cleric wearing a black turban, who was at the rally with two friends. Iran Celebrates Its Revolution, Toning Down Anti-American Messages 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z He said Iran continues to arm and fund Shiite Muslim fighters in Afghanistan. Top U.S. general in Afghanistan said thousands more troops needed for fight against Taliban 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Navy’s 5th Fleet, has aggressively cracked down on its restive Shiite Muslim majority since the pro-democracy Arab Spring uprisings of 2011. Trump ready to approve weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain that Obama blocked 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z More than 1,700 Shiite Muslim soldiers were killed by the extremists three years ago, in the worst sectarian mass killing in Iraq’s recent memory. In Middle East, some Christians are wary of Trump’s embrace 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Yet Shiite Muslim militias, backed by Iran and known as popular mobilization forces, led the charge to evict the Islamic State from the city in April 2015. Iraqi Region Is Evicting Families of ISIS Members 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Throngs filled main thoroughfares of the capital, with many chanting, beating their chests and wailing in the style of mourning common among Shiite Muslims. World Digest: Jan. 10, 2017 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z IS views Shiite Muslims, as well as other religious minorities, as apostates. Iraq: Suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 6 people 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z The terror group on Monday claimed responsibility for three blasts in the Iraqi capital, two at hospitals and another in Sadr City, a predominantly Shiite Muslim neighborhood that is a frequent target of its attacks. Islamic State Claims Series of Deadly Baghdad Bombings 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z A pro-Islamic State news agency said the target was Shiite Muslims, whom the militants regard as apostates. World Digest: Dec. 31, 2016 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z During the drive in, he was upset to see Shiite Muslim flags hanging from empty homes, installed there by the Iraqi forces who ousted Islamic State from the town. With Christmas Eve Mass, Iraqi Assyrians reclaim church from Islamic State 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim armed factions helped Syrian government forces drive rebels out of their Aleppo strongholds. Russia and Turkey signal solidarity as officials continue to investigate ambassador's killing 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Most villagers are Shiite Muslims, while most rebels are Sunni Muslims. France, Russia Reach Compromise But Aleppo Rescue Uncertain 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z All but one were Shiite Muslims, the majority faith of Iran, but the minority religion in Saudi Arabia where most people are Sunni Muslims. Saudi Court Sentences 15 Men to Death for Spying for Iran 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Devout mountain Catholics now view militant Shiite Muslims as their protectors. After the Islamic State 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z In Mosul, the price of basic supplies skyrocketed over the past week, after Shiite Muslim militias severed the western supply route connecting the city to territory held by Islamic State in Syria. New threats for civilians in Syria and Iraq already facing deprivation and danger 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z It was wrapped in a blanket bearing the image of Imam Hussein, one of the most revered saints to Shiite Muslims. IS claims coalition airstrike disables fourth Mosul bridge 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Monday at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Kabul that officials said killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens. Islamic State claims deadly attack on Shiite mosque in Kabul 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z KABUL—A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people inside a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshipers in west Kabul on Monday, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Afghanistan’s Shia minority. At Least 30 Dead in Kabul Mosque Bombing 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 27 people were killed and dozens wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a crowded gathering of Shiite Muslims at a mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday, officials said. Kabul Mosque Bombing by Suicide Attacker Kills at Least 27 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Particularly delicate is the ever-sharpening rivalry between the region’s Sunni Muslim powers, led by Saudi Arabia, and the other regional heavyweight, Shiite Muslim Iran. Here's what might happen in the Middle East under a Trump presidency 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The shrine is frequented by both Pakistan’s majority Sunni and minority Shiite Muslims. At Pakistan mortuary, unclaimed bodies and frantic relatives 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The Islamic State message also used a derogatory Arabic term for Shiite Muslims to describe the victims. Islamic State Says It Was Behind Deadly Blast at Sufi Shrine in Pakistan 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z The group said in a statement that a suicide bomber attacked the shrine with the intent of killing Shiite Muslims and issued a picture of the attacker. Islamic State group flourishes and recruits in Pakistan 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z A statement carried by the group’s mouthpiece, the Amaq news agency, said it was a suicide operation targeting Shiite Muslims, who are viewed as heretics by Islamic State. More than 50 killed in Pakistan in bombing at Sufi shrine 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Al-Baghdadi also directed particular threats at Shiite Muslims, who are considered apostates by the extremist Sunni group and who are aligned in the coalition seeking to wrest the city from ISIS. Where is Islamic State’s leader? 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Baghdadi also directed particular threats at Shiite Muslims, who are considered apostates by the Sunni group and are now aligned in the coalition seeking to wrest the city from Islamic State. As circle tightens on Mosul, a big question: Where is Islamic State's leader? 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Longstanding power-sharing arrangements between Lebanon’s religious sects stipulate that the president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of parliament a Shiite Muslim. Lebanon Leader Selects Prime Minister in Compromise 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The embattled leader, who didn’t indicate his location, said Shiite Muslims are working with the West to kill Sunnis and eliminate them from Iraq. Islamic State Leader Rallies Fighters in Rare Audio Recording 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Under longstanding political agreements, a Maronite Christian is always president while the prime minister is a Sunni Muslim and the parliament speaker is a Shiite Muslim. Christian Ally of Hezbollah Wins Lebanon Presidency 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a popular Shiite Muslim shrine in the Afghan capital of Kabul in which 14 people were killed. Islamic State Kills Dozens of Afghans After Foiled Sheep Theft 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z He is part of Iraq’s Sunni Muslim minority, as are the Islamic State militants, and Iraq’s government is now dominated by Shiite Muslims. Not so liberating: Iraqi village freed from Islamic State, but then things get complicated 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Raised by a Shiite Muslim father and a Christian mother, he turned to Islam in his 20s after battling an opioid addiction. Va. man pleads guilty to helping friend who wanted to join the Islamic State 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The vast majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslim, which is the official state religion. Iran in Photos 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Many returning to Shakoli were Shiite Muslims, members of the Shabaq religious minority who faced brutal treatment at the hands of Islamic State’s Sunni fighters. Iraq retakes village, and an Islamic State tunnel yields secrets 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Iran, a Shiite Muslim nation, is competing fiercely with Sunni Saudi Arabia for regional dominance, and Yemen has become a key battleground in this contest. Our Predictable Faceoff With Iran 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Sunni Arab countries in the fight against the Houthis, a Shiite Muslim movement, in Yemen. Kerry Urges Yemen Cease-Fire 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of Sunni Arab countries in the fight against the Houthis in Yemen, a Shiite Muslim movement. Two Americans Held in Yemen Released 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z The vast majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslim, which is the official state religion. Iran in Photos 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Islamic State on Wednesday claimed a role in the attack on Shiite Muslims in Kabul that killed 14 people the previous evening, according to its official Amaq news agency. Taliban in Afghanistan Threaten to Overrun Capital of Helmand Province 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The attack on the Sakhi Shrine, Kabul's biggest, happened as Shiite Muslims were mourning the death in 680 AD of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein. Afghan official: 17 dead in militant attack in Kabul shrine 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The attack on the Sakhi Shrine, Kabul’s biggest, happened as Shiite Muslims were mourning the death in 680 AD of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein. Afghan official: 17 dead in militant attack in Kabul shrine 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims around the world are observing Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in the seventh century. Shiite Muslims observe Ashura tradition 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The march was for Ashura, in which many Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Muslims march in suburban Detroit for faith, justice 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z A second attack against Shiite Muslims commemorating the Ashura day of mourning was also reported in northern Balkh province on Wednesday, where a roadside bomb targeting worshipers killed 14 people and wounded 28 others. Taliban in Afghanistan Threaten to Overrun Capital of Helmand Province 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The Iraqi government is dominated by Shiite Muslims. Battle for Mosul could spark 'one of the largest man-made disasters' in years, U.N. warns 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z When Islamic State militants first swarmed into the city in June 2014, the primarily Sunni Muslim residents, nurturing longstanding resentments against Iraq’s majority Shiite Muslim government, hailed the jihadis as liberators. The battle in Iraq that could turn the tide against Islamic State: The fight for Mosul is about to begin 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Aliyev, in office since succeeding his father in 2003, has firmly allied the Shiite Muslim nation with the West, helping secure its energy and security interests and offset Russia's influence in the strategic Caspian region. Pope tops off Caucasus visit with stop in Azerbaijan 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The Islamic State militant organization claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted Shiite Muslims; most Hazaras are Shiite. In a first for post-Taliban Afghanistan, a grass-roots protest movement challenges the government 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It is embraced by the Islamic State and used to justify its mass killings of nonbelievers, including Shiite Muslims, Sunnis and Kurds, as well as Christians. Pentagon’s top brass explores Islamic ideology’s ties to terror behind the scenes 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z For most, there has seemed to be little choice: Shiite Muslims are seen as apostates by Islamist hard-liners, and the Army of Conquest has threatened to wipe them out. 'A massacre is inevitable': Punishing siege drags on for two Shiite villages in Syria 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Iran went so far as to propagate that the Shiite Muslims living outside Iran belong to Iran and not the countries of which they are citizens. Iran Can’t Whitewash Its Record of Terror 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z His lectures on Islam, delivered to a Christian mother and a moderate Shiite Muslim father, they took as merely the zeal of a recent convert. Who wanted to help the Islamic State? A gamer, a cop, a cabdriver, prosecutors say 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z State parliament across party lines committed 95 million euros over three years to bring women abused by IS - most Yazidis but also Christians and Shiite Muslims - to Germany. Raped and tortured by IS, Yazidi women recover in Germany 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The conflict in Yemen pits the internationally recognized government backed by the Saudi-led coalition against the Shiite Muslim rebels, who captured the capital in September 2014. Airstrike on Yemen School Kills at Least 10 Children, Wounds Dozens 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z —Nov. 22: A Taliban suicide bomber struck a Shiite Muslim procession in the city of Rawalpindi, near Pakistan’s capital, killing 23 people. Major militant attacks in Pakistan in past 6 years 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Iran, an overwhelmingly Shiite Muslim nation, accused Western countries of a “double standard” on terrorism. Spy saga comes to a close as Iran executes a nuclear scientist accused of giving info to the U.S. 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The ruling was based on the fact that Iran financed and controlled Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim group whose Lebanese faction was responsible for the kidnapping. Thomas Sutherland, hostage held six years in Lebanon, dies at 85 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Hazaras are predominantly Shiite Muslims, and IS views all Shiites as apostates. The Latest: Afghan offcicials: 31 dead in protest bombing 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z The Islamic State, which considers Shiite Muslims heretics, asserted responsibility in a statement circulated online. At least 40 killed as Islamic State suicide bombers attack Shiite shrine in Iraq 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Islamic State suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a Shiite Muslim shrine north of Baghdad overnight, killing 36 people, military and hospital officials said on Friday. Dozens Killed in Shia Shrine Suicide Attack in Iraq 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Islamic State said its attack in the Karrada district targeted Shiite Muslims, whom it regards as apostates. Death Toll From Sunday Baghdad Bombing Nears 300 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Iran on Tuesday condemned the attacks against Saudi Arabia, its Sunni-majority rival, as well as those against Shiite Muslims, and called for a united response to terrorism. Editorials from around New York 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Consulate in Jeddah and near a mosque frequented by members of the Shiite Muslim minority in the country’s east. Muslim Leaders Condemn Saudi Attacks 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Within hours, IS claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement posted online, saying they had deliberately targeted Shiite Muslims. At Least 91 Killed in 2 Bombings in Baghdad 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z That’s in part due to the fact that regional tensions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims still ripple through the tiny, oil-rich Kuwait. Kuwait mosque hit by IS suicide bomb reopens as fears remain 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Bahrain stripped the citizenship of its top Shiite Muslim cleric Monday over allegations of inciting sectarianism, drawing rebukes from Shiite-majority Iran and the U.S. Bahrain Strips Shiite Cleric of Citizenship 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The Americans need to work more closely with Iran, the leading Shiite Muslim country, against the Islamic State in Iraq. Editorials from around New York 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The rebellion has sharply divided the Bohras, a Shiite Muslim sect that originated in Yemen. A rebellion inside a small Indian sect seeks to end a brutal custom: female genital mutilation 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Ottolenghi pointed to the group’s “vast network of support,” particularly in Brazil, which is home to some 7 million people of Lebanese descent, including an estimated 1 million Shiite Muslims. Hezbollah moving ‘tons of cocaine’ in Latin America, Europe to finance terror operations 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z For Shiite Muslims, who form the majority in Iraq, Tuesday was the first day of Ramadan. Ramadan in Iraq is so sweet. Literally, it’s all about the sweets. 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z An offensive northwest of Fallujah to complete the encirclement of the city, led by Shiite Muslim militias backed by Iraqi army and police forces, was also under way. Iraqi Forces Halt Advance Into Fallujah 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The Shiite Muslim rebels had forced Yemen's U.S.-backed president into exile, and had seized much of the country. Human rights groups say Saudi Arabia misused U.S.-made cluster bombs 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The Islamic State group's aim in Baghdad is likely to goad the Shiite Muslim population there into a new version of the civil war that erupted during the last Iraq War roughly a decade ago. The Agony of Victory: Battlefield Successes Push ISIS Into a Different Deadly Role 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Islamic State said the coordinated attacks were aimed at Shiite Muslim militia fighters allied with Iraqi government forces against it. Baghdad Rocked by New Blasts Amid Deadly Wave of ISIS Attacks 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Demonstrators claim that the decision to shift the power line route toward northern Afghanistan showed a lack of regard for Hazaras, who are Shiite Muslims. Kabul put on security lockdown after protest over power line 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The Islamic State, a Sunni group, considers Shiite Muslims to be apostates. Baghdad rocked by blasts as Islamic State claims city’s bloodiest day in months 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Shortly after the explosion, the Sunni extremist Islamic State group, which sees Shiite Muslims as apostates, claimed responsibility for the attack in an online statement. Iraq Officials Raise Baghdad Car Bombing Death Toll to 29 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Recently, militant groups have expanded their attacks to include foreigners, gay rights activists and members of religious minorities, like Hindus, Shiite Muslims and Christians. Bangladesh Braces for Violence After Opposition Leader Is Executed 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Goran’s Iraqi army unit included both Kurds as will as both Sunni and Shiite Muslim Arabs. ISIS Battle in Iraq Stalled by Ethnic and Religious Strife 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Indeed, the Shiite Muslim protesters in Baghdad who temporarily occupied parts of the Green Zone likely contributed to the first point the defense ministers here agreed upon for their subsequent statement. Navy SEAL Charlie Keating IV Died in Combat Firefight 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, protesters loyal to a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric stormed the so-called Green Zone government complex and occupied the parliament overnight. Navy SEAL killed in combat in Iraq, U.S. officials say 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The Sunni extremist Islamic State group, which sees Shiite Muslims as apostates, asserted responsibility for the attack in an online statement. World Digest: May 2, 2016 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z The cleric has long drawn his appeal from the country’s vast ranks of mostly poor Shiite Muslims. Iraqi Protesters Camp Out in International Zone After Storming Parliament 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Such gatherings are a target for the Islamic State, which considers Shiite Muslims apostates and regularly bombs their neighborhoods. Islamic State targets Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, but detonates truck bomb in a market instead 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Troops from the predominantly Shiite Muslim militias – known as the popular mobilization units or PMUs – reportedly attacked the home of an officer with the Kurdish fighting force known as the peshmerga, according to media reports. Coalition In-Fighting Threatens the War Against ISIS in Iraq 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Sadr had rallied his following among Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority to press for anticorruption measures and other changes promised almost a year ago. Kerry Lands in Baghdad as Iraq Grapples With Political Strife, Islamic State Fight 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Four of the bombs hit a restaurant, killing at least 12 people and wounding some 40 others, including a group of Shiite Muslim militia fighters. Iraqi Forces Kill 150 Islamic State Fighters Near Fallujah, Army says 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Analysts suspect that attacks on religious minorities, including Shiite Muslims and the Ahmadi Muslim sect, are aimed at destabilizing Pakistan as a whole. An Easter Sunday suicide bombing shows plight of Pakistan’s Christians 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Powerful Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr entered Baghdad’s Green Zone, the heavily fortified center of the capital housing government buildings and embassies, on Sunday to keep up pressure on the government to enact reforms. World Digest: March 28, 2016 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z If the Obama administration agrees that the ancient Kurdish minority and other groups — including Shiite Muslims and Christians — are victims of genocide, what will be done? A desperate call for help for Iraq’s Yazidis and other religious minorites 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The government forces are also aided in the battle by Shiite Muslim militias from other countries, mainly Hezbollah from Lebanon. Islamic State Claims Attack on Syrian Troops Fighting for Palmyra 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z At least three explosions struck a suburb south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, leaving at least 50 people dead near the Sayyida Zeinab shrine that is revered by Shiite Muslims, according to Syrian state television. Bombings in Syria kill dozens, clouding talks of a cease-fire 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z A Shiite Muslim, he remembers praying there alongside Sunnis as a child. Ten years after Sunni extremists blew up a revered Shiite shrine, igniting the worst sectarian violence Iraq had ever seen, the country remains deeply divided, with the Islamic State group facing off against increasingly powerful Shiite militias 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z As part of the recent offensive, pro-government forces on Wednesday broke a three-year-old rebel siege of two Shiite Muslim towns near Aleppo. A monitoring group says more than 500 targets were hit from the air by Syrian and Russian warplanes during this week's government offensive which captured strategic areas north of the city of Aleppo 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z BEIRUT—A series of bomb blasts killed at least 45 people and left dozens wounded in attacks claimed by Islamic State in a Syrian town of predominantly Shiite Muslims, Syrian state television reported Sunday. Dozens Killed in Syria Blasts Claimed by Islamic State 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Iran has provided military advisors and Shiite Muslim militia to aid the Syrian army, which is overstretched and fighting on many fronts. Syria opposition delegates arrive in Geneva for peace talks 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The grandson, Hassan Khomeini, is a Shiite Muslim cleric of a lower rank than his famous grandfather and is associated with the reformist faction in Iran. Grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini Is Excluded From Panel That Picks Next Leader 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z That followed shootings of Italian and Japanese nationals, bombings of Shiite Muslim worshipers, stabbings at a Sufi shrine and other attacks claimed by the Iraq- and Syria-based militant organization. Bangladesh reeling after second wave of attacks possibly tied to Islamic State 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Iranian advisors and Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim militias have bolstered the severely overstretched Syrian military. Diplomats prep for Syria peace talks scheduled in Geneva next week 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The advance of the Islamic State group through Sunni Muslim territory in Iraq in 2014 was accompanied by the killings of thousands of Shiite Muslims and ethnic minorities. ISIS Fighters Not the Only Bad Actors in Iraq 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Saudi Arabia cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Iran on Jan. 3 after Iranians angry about Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric stormed Saudi diplomatic compounds. Iran Hard-Liners Reassert Influence on Election Slate 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The images generated an outcry against the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, which was accused of enforcing the siege in support of the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Aid workers reach besieged Syrian town: Starving teen died 'in front of our eyes' 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The kingdom’s execution of Nemer al-Nemer triggered anger across the Shiite Muslim world and prompted protests in Tehran, Baghdad and Beirut. Saudi Arabia, Gulf Arab Allies Meet to Discuss Iran 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z She and her sister, Shams, also were among the first Iranian women to appear publicly with their hair uncovered, breaking traditional norms in the Shiite Muslim country. Iranian Princess Ashraf Pahlavi Dies at Age 96 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The Sunni kingdom’s execution of Mr. al-Nemer triggered anger across the Shiite Muslim world and prompted protests in Tehran, Baghdad and Beirut. Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia of Bombing Its Embassy in Yemen 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z “Saudi Arabia killed Mr. al-Nimr at this sensitive juncture in time to widen the gap between Sunni and Shiite Muslims,” said Mr. Meybodi, the Iranian cleric in Qum. Iran, Emerging From Sanctions, Faces More Isolation After Embassy Attack 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Bahrain severed diplomatic ties with Iran on Monday, deepening the region’s sectarian divide following Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric. Bahrain Severs Diplomatic Ties with Iran 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z He was one of only four Shiite Muslims in the group was by far the best known. Saudi Arabia breaks diplomatic ties with Iran as crisis intensifies 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Mr. al-Nemer’s execution Saturday triggered widespread condemnation from officials in predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran, while crowds stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, throwing Molotov cocktails at the building. Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows ‘Divine Revenge’ for Saudi Execution of Shiite Cleric 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Al-Nimr was one of the leaders Saudi Arabia’s Shiite Muslim minority and was convicted for his role in multiple protests that turned violent. Protesters enter Saudi embassy in Iran, upset over execution of a Shiite cleric 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z A militant group took responsibility for that attack, saying it was aimed at residents of the majority Shiite Muslim town. At least 20 dead after suicide bomber sets off blast outside Pakistani office 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z His death sparked protests across the Shiite Muslim world, including in Tehran, Bahrain, Beirut and Baghdad. Bahrain Severs Diplomatic Ties with Iran 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The predominately Shiite Muslim nation is also Israel’s top oil supplier. He wasn’t always a xenophobe! How Trump made a fortune doing business with crooked tyrants 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Jihadists of all bents seek to create discord, pitting Muslims against non-Muslims in the West and Sunni Muslims against Shiite Muslims in the East. How to Beat Islamic State 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The current conflict in Yemen began last year, when the Houthis, a Shiite Muslim group with a power base in the north, took over San’a. Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bomb That Killed Yemeni Official 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Iraq’s population is divided among three major groups—Shiite Muslims and Sunni Muslims who form the Arab ethnic majority, and Kurds who are an ethnic minority. Ethnic Tensions Flare in Iraqi City of Sinjar After Kurdish-Led Offensive Pushes Islamic State Out 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Most are Yazidis and Christians, with smaller numbers of Shiite Muslims. Helping the Escaped Slaves of ISIS 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z For Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab monarchies, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the threat posed by Islamic State still pales in comparison to that of Iran and its Shiite Muslim allies. Middle East Unlikely to Bolster Operations Against Islamic State 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Motive: Killing Shiite Muslims in Lebanon, which borders Syria and is home to many Syrian refugees. Where ISIS Claims It Has Struck, and Why 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The Sunni-led Islamic State, which holds significant territory in Syria, opposes Iran’s Shiite leadership and preaches against Shiite Muslims. Fear grips Beirut a day after twin bombings claimed by the Islamic State 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The Hazaras, an ethnic minority comprising mostly Shiite Muslims, have long suffered persecution under various Afghan governments, particularly under the Taliban in the 1990s. Afghan slayings linked to Islamic State touch off huge protests in Kabul 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The new teachers were less experienced and were often Shiite Muslims, deepening the resentment among Iraqi Sunnis who saw Shiites as taking all the good jobs. Ahmad Chalabi and the Legacy of De-Baathification in Iraq 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Iran, the leading Shiite Muslim power, advocates more political rights for Bahrain’s majority Shiite population. Iran May Withdraw From Syria Peace Talks 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Last Saturday, a bomber sneaked into a huge gathering of Shiite Muslims, weaving through rings of police officers before killing a teenage boy and wounding dozens of other people. Bangladesh Pushes Back as Warnings of ISIS Expansion Gather Steam 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Iran also helps coordinate Shiite Muslim militias fighting on Assad’s side in Syria, including Hezbollah, the Lebanese political and paramilitary organization. Iran's foreign minister to attend summit on Syria, government says 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The same social media accounts claimed responsibility for the killing of a Japanese man five days later, and for a bomb that detonated during a procession of Shiite Muslims in Dhaka on Sunday. Bangladeshi Officials Say 4 Arrested in Killing of Italian Aid Worker Were Not With ISIS 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Islamic State claimed a shooting earlier this month at a Shiite Muslim community hall in the eastern city of Saihat that killed five people and injured nine. Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Saudi Mosque Bombing 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims, a minority in Pakistan, hold public rallies to mark Ashoura, a 10-day ritual that commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and an iconic Shiite martyr. Pakistani Shiites demand protection after suicide attack on Ashoura procession killed 18 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims are a minority in the Sunni-dominated country, but they are generally not discriminated against, and attacks against them are virtually unheard of. World Digest: Oct. 23, 2015 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims are a minority in the Sunni-dominated country, but they are generally not discriminated against. Bomb attacks on Shiite procession in Bangladesh capital leave 1 dead, over 100 hurt 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Shiite Muslims hold public rallies despite threats from Sunni extremists who consider them to be heretics. Police: 18 dead in southern Pakistan after suicide bomber targets Shiite procession 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Tehran is determined to maintain key supply routes through Syria to the militant Shiite Muslim organization in Lebanon. Iran's Revolutionary Guard mourns a general killed in Syria 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Both al-Qaida and the Islamic State group regard Shiite Muslims as apostates. Recognized Yemen government cuts ties with Iran after Bahrain expels its Iranian ambassador 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The Saudi-led military coalition is attempting to dislodge Shiite Muslim Houthi rebels from a wide swath of Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country. Airstrikes hit wedding in Yemen; as many as 135 dead 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z —May 13: Gunmen storm a bus carrying Shiite Muslims in southern city of Karachi and kill 45 people. A look at major Taliban and other militant attacks in Pakistan in recent years 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The Sunni militants of al-Qaida view Shiite Muslims as heretics. Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen rebels near central city 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z |
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