Just one day after major clashes between Iraqi Security Forces and the Mahdi Army during a Shia religious celebration in Najaf, Muqtada al Sadr has ordered the Mahdi Army to halt all attacks in Iraq, ...

The fifth major difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims is regarding Mohammad Mahdi who is believed to be the descendent of the Prophet Muhammad and is the twelfth Imam according to Shias. They ...

A religious congregation commemorating the death anniversary of scholars Maulana Mirza Mohammed Athar and Maulana Mohammed Mirza Ashfaq was held at Shia College (Arts) on Saturday evening. The event ...

Faith-based community enrichment and educating the ASU community about Islamic values are at the forefront of the Al-Mahdi Association, an organization created last semester to establish a space for ...

“I HAVE this question for you,” says Abu Ahmed, a businessman with a grey beard from Iraq's southern city of Basra. “Why did the British and foreign forces come to Iraq? Didn't Bush and Blair invade ...

THE change of tone from Iran's leadership—leading to a flicker of improvement in Iranian-American relations—does not concern only nuclear matters or ideas about the Nazi Holocaust. There is also a ...

April28,2008: After a month of fighting, the Mahdi Army has disappeared from the streets of Basra, the largest city in the south. The army and police are everywhere, and people are providing ...