Tag Archives: wahhabism

One of Islam’s most revered holy sites – the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) – could be destroyed and his body removed to an anonymous grave in the Baqi’ cemetery under plans which threaten to spark discord across the Muslim world. The controversial proposals are part of a consultation ...

For an accurate assessment of the danger represented by the project of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an overall reading of the Saudi political mindset is necessary. The Wahhabi Saudi state was established in the mid-18th century out of an alliance between Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdel Wahhab ...

Malaysian authorities arrested 114 people in Perak on Saturday on the basis of their Shia faith, in what is the latest crackdown against followers of the Shia Muslim faith, the second largest school of Islamic thought. The arrest took place while they were attending a celebration to commemorate the birth ...