Malaysian Shia Muslims pray at a mosque on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. June 9, 2015 With the clashes of the concept of ‘Islam’ in the eyes of the world today, it’s easy for one to veer away from what is true, and what is not. Disputes arose following the death of Prophet [...]
Malaysian Shia Muslims pray at a mosque on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. August 22, 2013 Followers of the Shia sect of Islam are allowed to practice their religion, but may not spread their beliefs to others, according to the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Jamil Khir Baharom. “We never harass Shia [...]
Jul 17, 2013 Shafi`i Sunnis dominate the Malay-Indonesian world, including Singapore, southern Thailand, and the southern Philippines. Shafi`is also constitute the majority of southern India’s Muslim population, a fact that is of historical relevance to the Islamization of Southeast Asia. Persia, too, was one of the centers of Shafi`i Sunni scholarship prior to the [...]
Demonstrators hold up a poster of exiled Shiite Muslim leader Ayatollah Khomeini during an anti-shah demonstration in Tehran, the Iranian capital, on Dec. 10, 1978. (AP) Jul 15, 2013 Malaysia―a majority Muslim but multi-religious Southeast Asian country, a leading member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and one of Asia’s “tiger [...]
Iran flags, Iran would become a source of cyberattacks: Its hackers had started taking over websites worldwide and posting their own messages. (Getty) June 29, 2010 NUCLEAR: According to Datuk Seri Mohd Affendi Norwawi, a minister in the department of the prime minister of Malaysia, his country is willing to help Iran [...]
