What's driving killings in Syria and who are the Alawites?
Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...
Big budget Saudi TV series stirs controversy in Middle East
A multimillion-dollar Saudi TV production portraying the life of an early Islamic ruler has caused controversy in the Middle East, with Iraq and Iran banning the show and some clerics denouncing it as ...
Who are Syria's Alawites? The sect facing violence after Assad's fall
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...
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Waqf Bill: Shia Cleric says, "Govt wants to make Hindus happy by harming Muslims"
Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad on Tuesday targeted the Centre over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 and said that the ...
Syria's Alawites: From Power To Peril
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...
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Controversy Arises Over Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 Amidst Claims of Religious Division
Bill 2024, accusing it of aiming to please Hindus at Muslims' expense. He asserts that such policies cannot disrupt harmony ...
Hundreds of Minorities, Including Christians, Killed in Syria—Reports
Since Thursday, more than 1,000 people—including Christian minorities and Alawites, the sect to which Assad belongs—have been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and ...
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Cleric leads protest against Waqf Bill, calls it attack on Muslims
LUCKNOW: Prominent Shia Muslim cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi led a massive protest in Lucknow against the BJP ...