Eid al-Fitr, however, will be celebrated Monday in Oman, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Algeria and Tunisia as the new moon could not be sighted. Iraq’s Sunni and Shia Muslims will also mark the festival on ...

There are two major Eid celebrations each year. One marks the end of the month of Ramadan, while the other takes place during ...

Located in South Asia, Pakistan is an Islamic Republic country where Islam is established as the official state religion. Pakistan’s Muslim population is almost entirely Sunni, although there is also ...

Once powerful under the previous regime, the Alawites now face retribution from rebel groups and the oppressed Sunni population ... Originating from Shia Islam, they have distinct beliefs and ...

Several prominent Muslim scholars have issued a rare religious decree or "fatwa", calling on all Muslims and Muslim-majority countries to ... the world’s 1.7bn Sunni Muslims.

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

Mumbai: The Sunni Muslim community will soon have a dedicated cemetery extending from Bandra West to Khar West after the Bombay High Court was informed on Tuesday that two land parcels had been ...

Sunni Muslim community will soon have a dedicated cemetery after the Bombay High Court was informed on Tuesday that two land parcels had been handed over to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ...