ANYBODY WHO studies Islam will know that there are two main branches, Sunni and Shia, which differ in their understanding of early Islamic history and hence have different ideas about how Islam’s ...

From the moment the song comes on, a certain force compels you to drag the closest person to you to the dance floor. May D brings to us an exciting tune he calls “Ibadi”. May D has been keeping fans ...

The Sultanate of Oman's state security court has handed jail terms to 31 Islamists charged of plotting to overthrow Omani leadership and membership of a banned organization. The men were arrested at ...

Explore the Ibadi sects in Oman, their unique identity, and historical ties to the Kharijite movement. Discover their tolerant stance today. It was in the 7th century of the Christian Era many of the ...

On a November evening at Sayyida Mazoon mosque in Muscat, worshippers from different Muslim sects ascended the polished marble steps to pray together at sunset. Worshippers pray on October 31, 2017 at ...

The Iraq Alliance, affiliate to ex-premier Nouri al-Maliki, pre-conditioned its support to the new Iraqi Premier Haidar al-Ibadi that the legitimate demands of the people should be met. 13 August 2014 ...

The man who would replace besieged Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is actually a member of al-Maliki's own Islamic Dawa Party. Haider al-Ibadi, an ethnic Kurd, is the deputy speaker of Iraq's ...

31 August 2014 BAGHDAD/ Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi Youth Minister and the leading member in the State of Law Alliance Jassim Mohammed Jaffar called entrusted Premier Haidar al-Ibadi to form a majority ...