Shi'ite

Iran’s dangerous shift from deterrence to destiny - opinion

When states begin interpreting geopolitics as divine destiny, the Middle East enters a far darker and far more unpredictable phase.

MEMBERS OF the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) participate in an exercise in southern Iran.
Iranians attend the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

US-Iran deal: A decisive victory for generations or another agreement with metastases? - opinion

PEOPLE GATHER at the site of an Israeli strike near Sidon, Lebanon May 13, 2026.

Majority of Lebanese civilians want peace agreement with Israel, Hezbollah disarmed - poll

- Samer Sinijlawi addresses the Future of Israel conference, Tel Aviv University, June 19, 2024.

Does pragmatism mean we must accept Hamas as part of Gaza’s future? - opinion


Iran’s aggression and the Shi’ite apocalypse

With this in mind, I interviewed Saeed Ghasseminejad and asked what he thinks about Iranian aggressions today.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with people of Qom, in Teheran, Iran, January 9, 2019.

Nigerian court grants permission to declare Shi'ite group terrorists

The protests have often turned violent. An IMN spokesman said at least 20 of the group's members were killed this week during demonstrations.

An ambulance and a fire engine set on fire by a Shi'ite group are seen at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria July 22, 2019

What’s happening in the Kingdom?

In surprise twist, radical Saudi preacher apologizes for his movement’s past and hails the crown prince’s reforms.

EXTREMIST THEMES from the Muslim Brotherhood appeared on Al Jazeera

Iraqi militia commemorates “martyrs” who fought Israel in 1973

Kata’ib Hezbollah is closely linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Hezbollah and Syrian flags are seen fluttering in Fleita, Syria August 2, 2017

Imam of Peace visits Auschwitz

Imam Mohamad Tawhidi proudly posted on Sunday about being the first Shia Imam "to pay his respects at Auschwitz."

A view of the Auschwitz concentration camp

Saudi Arabia pumps money into restive Shi'ite quarter it once flattened

The Riyadh government hopes investing in the broader area of Qatif after decades of alleged neglect will curb violence.

AN ARAMCO employee looks over the company’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia on May 2.

Lebanon's Berri says some parties do not want government formed

Another row surrounds precisely which portfolios should go to which factions, though the ministries in question are not the most powerful.

Nabih Berri, speaks after he was re-elected Lebanon's parliamentary speaker, as Lebanon's newly elected parliament convenes for the first time to elect a speaker and deputy speaker in Beirut, Lebanon May 23, 2018

The Baloch people in Iran’s grip

The Baloch people speak Balochi, a language of the Medes that is linked with Kurdish and Zaza-Gorani.

People shop at the Grand Bazaar in the center of Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2017

Is democracy feasible in Iraq?

The most poignant reason that majoritarian democracy for Iraq is a political fallacy is the role that political memory plays in defining groups views toward the state.

Vehicles drive under campaign posters ahead of the parliamentary election, in Erbil, Iraq

Arabs in Iran report crackdown as regional tension simmers

The community is caught in a struggle between Iran's Shi'ite rulers and Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia.

 A member of Iran's Revolutionary guard stands guard next to an Iranian flag during an anti-US ceremony in Azadi Square in Tehran, April 25, 2010