(THE CONVERSATION) Twelver Shiism is the largest branch within Shiism – one of the two major sects within Islam. Shiism is ...
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A memo from the Kansas City city manager to councilmembers directed that City Hall not include any "religious symbols" in its holiday décor to ensure it "remains a welcoming space for everyone." ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations Tuesday. The declaration prohibits ...
Halfway through Zohran Mamdani’s final rally in Queens on Oct. 26, a rabbi, an imam and a pastor took turns praising the 34-year-old democratic socialist who was leading polls heading into Election ...
The history of this small Shiite sect includes assassinations, persecution, and periods of adherence to pluralism. This is the second of a two-part series on Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. To ...
Top brass at the Department of Homeland Security approached the Federal Emergency Management Agency this spring with a proposal: What if the agency blocked millions of dollars in security grants ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Zohran Mamdani ’s swift rise in New York City’s mayoral race has made him into a national symbol — both as a point of pride among many Muslim Americans and a political foil for the ...