sunnis
Security disperses Shia religious celebration in Cairo
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Security disperses Shia religious celebration in Cairo
Security forces on Monday put an end to the Ashura celebrations of nearly 3000 Shias inside Cairo's Hussein Mosque. The…
Blasts across Afghanistan target Shias, 59 dead
World
December 7, 2011
Blasts across Afghanistan target Shias, 59 dead
A suicide attack killed dozens of Shia Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday, and four others died in…
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
World
September 28, 2011
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Shias, like their allies in Iran, fret that unrest in Syria could oust President Bashar al-Assad and…
Egypt’s Shias to form political party, run in elections
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Egypt’s Shias to form political party, run in elections
Egypt’s Shia minority has announced its intention to run in the parliamentary elections slated for November, following in the footsteps…
Iraq Shia bloc rejects incumbent Maliki as PM
World
August 1, 2010
Iraq Shia bloc rejects incumbent Maliki as PM
Baghdad--One of Iraq's main Shia political blocs has rejected Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's claim to a second term and halted…
Sunnis turn out to demand voice in Iraqi politics
World
March 9, 2010
Sunnis turn out to demand voice in Iraqi politics
Ramadi, Iraq-- Privileged under Saddam Hussein and relegated to the political wilderness after his fall, many Sunni Arabs voted in…