Durru Shehvar Sultan, daughter of the exiled Ottoman Caliph, grew up in France before marrying the eldest son of India’s ...

When Ali ibn Abi Talib, ... Ali would become the fourth caliph decades later, only to be murdered by an assassin with a poisoned sword in the mosque in Kufa in 661.

The competition for caliph would split the faith. After Mohammed died, some thought his favorite son-in-law, Ali, should serve. A supporter of Ali was rendered as Shiaat Ali, which became “Shia ...

Ali Wong has made history. The comedian continued Beef’s awards sweep with television’s highest honor, winning the Emmy for best actress in a limited series. The win makes Wong the first woman ...

Ali Wong Becomes First Asian Woman to Win an Emmy for a Lead Role. The comedian’s ‘Beef’ sweep culminated with an Emmy for best actress in a limited series.

It was also the day that Hussein ibn Ali died in battle, in Karbala, Iraq, in A.D. 680. ... He was killed in A.D. 661, which allowed his opponent Muawiya to become caliph.

Many years ago, the great city of Baghdad was ruled by a wise and kind Caliph. In the afternoons, the Caliph liked to walk through the marketplace. One day, he noticed a strange box being sold by ...

A sister of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said she had cut ties with her brother, calling him a despotic caliph who ignored the voice of Iranians, a sign that people near the top echelons of ...

The caliphate is a controversial issue in Turkey: it was abolished in 1924 by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the nation, after the country became a republic.

Shaukat Ali, the Indian Moslem leader at the Indian Round Table Conference here, who has been reported to be the leading figure in the movement to proclaim the Turkish ex-Sultan Abdel-Mejid as ...