Over the years, state authorities have branded the celebrations as “un-Islamic,” repeatedly attempting to suppress them. But ...

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the second Imam of Shia, Imam Hassan al-Mijtaba (AS), the following report takes ...

A television series about the life of the Umayyad caliph, Muawiya, titled "Mo'awey," which was banned in Iraq due to the potential for stirring sectarian tensions, has made its way onto the screen.

This group was called Shia Ali, or ‘Party of Ali’, from which ... Ashura is a day of mourning which commemorates the martyrdom of the Imam al-Husayn. This is considered to be the defining ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has met with groups of young and veteran poets as well as ...

2 Most are Imami Shia Muslims ... Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. A minority are Ismaili Shia, who look for leadership to the lineal descendants of the sixth Shia Imam, represented today by the ...

A ceremony is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this evening to celebrate the birth anniversary of Imam Hassan Mujtaba (AS).

Imam Hassan the 2nd Holy Imam of the Shia Muslims and the leader of the youth in Heaven was born in the holy city of Medina ...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has ascended as the 50th hereditary Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims following the death of his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV. The ceremony witnessed both ...